At the time of his execution for treason in 1916, few were aware who Roger Casement was or what he represented. Since then, he has been lauded for his investigations into Belgian brutality in the Congo Free State and human rights abuses in the Peruvian rubber industry, but much else about him has remained obscured behind speculation about his sexuality and secret Irish revolutionary activity while in service of the British Empire.
As such, his place in history has been ill-defined and multifarious: his involvement in the waging of war followed by the delicate negotiation of peace; his republicanism perceived variously as an eccentric enthusiasm and as a threat to the British Empire; his contemporary legacy overshadowed by the ‘Black Diaries’ of disputed legitimacy, detailing alleged liaisons with young men.
In Casement, Angus Mitchell illuminates a life shrouded in mystery, which operated in the conflicting spheres of British foreign diplomacy and Irish revolutionary activity. Considering Casement’s rebellious nature, Mitchell asks if it was motivated as much by his ‘incorrigible’ Irishness as by his exposure of the appalling crimes against humanity that he witnessed in Africa and South America. Most significantly, Casement demonstrates that his legacy cannot be ascribed to just one cause, whether as a critic of global colonialism or as a founding father of the modern Irish nation-state; Casement’s true commitment was to a universal understanding based on humanity, tolerance, and justice.
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Angus Mitchell has edited two volumes of documents on Roger Casement's diplomatic and human rights achievement in South America: The Amazon Journal of Roger Casement and Sir Roger Casement's Heart of Darkness.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Fully Revised and Enlarged Edition with a new ForewordSince his execution for high treason in 1916, Roger Casement has been lauded for his humanitarian activism in Africa and the Amazon. His life, however, has remained obscured behind speculation about his sexuality and his complicated contribution to Ireland's revolutionary generation that took up arms against the British Empire. He lives on as an enduring enigma in the history of British-Irish relations-a figure who refuses easy categorisation, and whose legacy demands radical reconsideration.Angus Mitchell traces the life of a man fatally divided between serving the empire and advancing demands for an independent Irish nation. Understanding his logical evolution from imperialist to revolutionary unmasks a coherent global dimension to the Irish struggle. The apparent contradictions of his life resolve into a singular commitment to humanity, justice, and universal principles of love and tolerance.Beyond what it tells us about Casement's fated path to the scaffold in Pentonville Prison, this biography invites readers to question the curation of national history, the hidden power of archives, and the lasting impact of state secrecy. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781914979415
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Paperback. Etat : New. Fully Revised and Enlarged Edition with a new ForewordSince his execution for high treason in 1916, Roger Casement has been lauded for his humanitarian activism in Africa and the Amazon. His life, however, has remained obscured behind speculation about his sexuality and his complicated contribution to Ireland's revolutionary generation that took up arms against the British Empire. He lives on as an enduring enigma in the history of British-Irish relations-a figure who refuses easy categorisation, and whose legacy demands radical reconsideration.Angus Mitchell traces the life of a man fatally divided between serving the empire and advancing demands for an independent Irish nation. Understanding his logical evolution from imperialist to revolutionary unmasks a coherent global dimension to the Irish struggle. The apparent contradictions of his life resolve into a singular commitment to humanity, justice, and universal principles of love and tolerance.Beyond what it tells us about Casement's fated path to the scaffold in Pentonville Prison, this biography invites readers to question the curation of national history, the hidden power of archives, and the lasting impact of state secrecy. N° de réf. du vendeur LU-9781914979415
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Fully Revised and Enlarged Edition with a new ForewordSince his execution for high treason in 1916, Roger Casement has been lauded for his humanitarian activism in Africa and the Amazon. His life, however, has remained obscured behind speculation about his sexuality and his complicated contribution to Irelands revolutionary generation that took up arms against the British Empire. He lives on as an enduring enigma in the history of British-Irish relationsa figure who refuses easy categorisation, and whose legacy demands radical reconsideration.Angus Mitchell traces the life of a man fatally divided between serving the empire and advancing demands for an independent Irish nation. Understanding his logical evolution from imperialist to revolutionary unmasks a coherent global dimension to the Irish struggle. The apparent contradictions of his life resolve into a singular commitment to humanity, justice, and universal principles of love and tolerance.Beyond what it tells us about Casements fated path to the scaffold in Pentonville Prison, this biography invites readers to question the curation of national history, the hidden power of archives, and the lasting impact of state secrecy. A revised biography of Irish nationalist and a pioneering human rights activist Roger Casement, one of the most complex and controversial figures of the past century. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781914979415
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