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Mayo: The Irish Revolution 1912-23 - Couverture souple

Augusteijn, Joost

 
9781846825859: Mayo: The Irish Revolution 1912-23
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1846825857 ISBN 13 : 9781846825859
Editeur : Four Courts Press Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

This study of Co. Mayo during the revolutionary period examines all aspects of life of the county during a period of extreme upheaval. Augusteijn utilizes a wide array of sources, including memoirs of and interviews with former IRA men and women, newspaper reports, police records and other official documents from the British as well as the alternative Sinn Fein led governments. Beginning with a description of the crucial role of the land question in Mayo politics before the First World War, Augusteijn shows how the Irish Party's powerful position (due to its local roots in the Land War), was successfully challenged by Sinn Fein after 1916. The central role that many important figures from nationalist history, like Michael Davitt, William O'Brien, James Dillon and John MacBride, had in local developments is highlighted. The author then discusses the impact of the First World War on the changing fortunes of the various political groupings, as well as on the position of more marginal groups in Mayo including unionists, suffragettes and labour activists. Central to the book is the process by which a nucleus of activists gradually radicalized and became involved in conflict with the authorities, bringing with them ever-increasing numbers of the Mayo people. How people in their daily lives were affected is another central theme of the book, which ends with the first comprehensive account of events in the Civil War in the county.

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À propos de l'auteur

Joost Augusteijn, a senior lecturer at Leiden University, has published extensively on the Irish Revolution.

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Éditeur
Four Courts Press Ltd
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1846825857
ISBN 13 
9781846825859
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
192
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