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Scotland and the Easter Rising: Fresh Perspectives on 1916
Willy(Ed.) Maley
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Description for Scotland and the Easter Rising: Fresh Perspectives on 1916
Paperback. Featuring a mix of fiction, memoir, poetry and essays, this book provides a thought-provoking and necessary negotiation of historical and contemporary Irish-Scottish relations, and explores the Easter Rising s intersections with other movements, from Women s Suffrage to the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum." Editor(s): Maley, Willy; Lusk, Kirsty. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
The story of the Rising is still being told, and in these pages the reader will find much to ponder, much to discuss, and much to disagree with. From the Introduction by Kirsty Lusk and Willy Maley On Easter Monday 1916, leaders of a rebellion against British rule over Ireland proclaimed the establishment of an Irish Republic. Lasting only six days before surrender to the British, this landmark event nevertheless laid the foundations for Ireland's violent path to Independence. It is little known that James Connolly, one of the rebellion's leaders, was born ... Read more
The story of the Rising is still being told, and in these pages the reader will find much to ponder, much to discuss, and much to disagree with. From the Introduction by Kirsty Lusk and Willy Maley On Easter Monday 1916, leaders of a rebellion against British rule over Ireland proclaimed the establishment of an Irish Republic. Lasting only six days before surrender to the British, this landmark event nevertheless laid the foundations for Ireland's violent path to Independence. It is little known that James Connolly, one of the rebellion's leaders, was born ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910745366
SKU
9781910745366
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Ref
99-1
About Willy(Ed.) Maley
Willy Maley is Professor of English Literature at the University of Glasgow. Recent work includes two essay collections: Celtic Connections: Irish-Scottish Relations and the Politics of Culture, co-edited with Alison O'Malley-Younger (Oxford and Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 2013), and Romantic Ireland: From Tone to Gonne; Fresh Perspectives on Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013), co-edited with Paddy Lyons ... Read more
Reviews for Scotland and the Easter Rising: Fresh Perspectives on 1916
The book, marking the centenary of the Easter Rising, brings together writers, journalists and academics to reflect on the part played by Scotland in the rebellion and its many legacies. - SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY