The Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist Writings of James Connolly 1893-1916

ISBN-13: 9781474410687 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 320 str.

Conor McCarthy

Opis

James Connolly, the greatest Marxist and socialist thinker, organiser and leader Ireland ever produced, was also a great internationalist and anti-imperialist writer and campaigner. This wide-ranging anthology features a scholarly introduction which provides background to Connolly's life, career, and influences; and which contextualizes his work both in Ireland and internationally. The collection of texts presented here demonstrates that Connolly's writings are as pertinent in Ireland and the postcolonial world a century after his execution for leadership of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland as it was in his own lifetime. The Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist Writings of James Connolly, 1893-1916 will be a vital and inspiring resource for students, scholars and activists seeking to understand the tumultuous history of early-twentieth century Ireland in both its local and imperial contexts, and looking for the tools to understand the inequities of our globalised world today.

Spis treści

Introduction; Further Reading; 1. The Early Years and the Irish Socialist Republican Party; 2. America and the International Workers of the World; 3. Labour in Irish History; 4. Empire and Revolution; 5. The Lock-Out, the First World War, and the Rising; Coda: Connolly’s Afterlives.