The Resurrection of Ireland: The Sinn Féin Party, 1916-1923

ISBN-13: 9780521672672 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 532 str.

Michael Laffan

Opis

Between 1916 and 1923 Ireland experienced a political as well as a military revolution. This book examines how--after the Easter Rising of 1916--radical revolutionaries formed a precarious coalition with (relatively) moderate politicians. The new Sinn Fein party routed its enemies, cooperated uneasily with the underground Irish government, and achieved most of its objectives before disintegrating in 1922. Its rapid collapse should not distract from its achievements--in particular its role in "democratizing" the Irish revolution--while its successors since have dominated the political life of independent Ireland.

Recenzje

'A scholarly but very readable book.' Irish Times

Spis treści

Prologue. Before the Easter Rising: 1. Irish nationalists: politicians and rebels; The Irish Revolution: 2. 1916: rebellion and hibernation; 3. 1917: organisation and converts; 4. 1918: reverses and victory; 5. The party: structures and members; 6. Policy: beliefs and attitudes; 7. 1919–21: war and repression; 8. 1919–21: ministers and bureaucrats; 9. 1921–2: the treaty and the split; 10. 1922–3: the Pact election and the civil war; Epilogue: After the Civil War; 11. Irish republicans: fundamentalists and compromisers; Sources.