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The Rising (New Edition): Ireland: Easter 1916
Fearghal McGarry
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Description for The Rising (New Edition): Ireland: Easter 1916
Paperback. The story of the Easter Rising from the perspective of those who made it, focusing on the experiences of rank-and-file revolutionaries and exploiting a unique and recently released collection of over 1,700 eye-witness statements. Num Pages: 400 pages, 21 black and white plates; 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB; HBTD; HBTV; HBW. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
The Easter Rising of 1916 not only destroyed much of the centre of Dublin - it changed the course of Irish history. But why did it happen? What was the role of ordinary people in this extraordinary event? What motivated them and what were their aims? These basic questions continue to divide historians of modern Ireland. The Rising is the story of Easter 1916 from the perspective of those who made it, focusing on the experiences of rank and file revolutionaries. Fearghal McGarry makes use of a unique source that has only recently seen the light ... Read more
The Easter Rising of 1916 not only destroyed much of the centre of Dublin - it changed the course of Irish history. But why did it happen? What was the role of ordinary people in this extraordinary event? What motivated them and what were their aims? These basic questions continue to divide historians of modern Ireland. The Rising is the story of Easter 1916 from the perspective of those who made it, focusing on the experiences of rank and file revolutionaries. Fearghal McGarry makes use of a unique source that has only recently seen the light ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198732358
SKU
V9780198732358
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About Fearghal McGarry
Fearghal McGarry is Senior Lecturer in History at Queen's University, Belfast. He is the author of a number of books on Irish history in the twentieth century, including Irish Politics and the Spanish Civil War (Cork University Press, 1999), Eoin O'Duffy: A Self-Made Hero (OUP, 2005), and The Abbey Rebels of 1916: A Lost Revolution (Gill & Macmillan, 2015). H ... Read more
Reviews for The Rising (New Edition): Ireland: Easter 1916
Riveting ... in this illuminating study, McGarry allows those who took part in the Rising, and those who witnessed it, to speak for themselves.
Andy Ffrench, Oxford Times
possibly the most balanced account of the Rising that has yet been attempted ... his is an excellent introduction for anyone who seeks to understand the beginning of the modern ... Read more
Andy Ffrench, Oxford Times
possibly the most balanced account of the Rising that has yet been attempted ... his is an excellent introduction for anyone who seeks to understand the beginning of the modern ... Read more