The rising : Ireland : Easter 1916 / Fearghal McGarry.

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McGarry, Fearghal

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 365 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780191538971
0191538973

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Rising.DDC classification:

941.7082/1 22

LOC classification:

DA962 .M28 2010eb

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NP 5720

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Contents:

The rising generation : separatism in Ireland -- Arms in Irish hands : volunteering -- The soul of the nation : war -- Walking on air : the rising in Dublin -- Glorious forever : the fall of the republic -- Charlie Weston, are you gone mad : the rising in provincial Ireland -- A good end : punishment -- The beginning of Ireland : aftermath.

Summary: The Easter Rising of 1916 not only destroyed much of the centre of Dublin - it changed the course of Irish history. But how did it achieve this? What role did people from ordinary backgrounds play in the making of the Irish revolution and what motivated them to take part in it? What did the rebels think they could achieve? And what kind of a republic were they fighting for? 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 - a story.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-299) and index.

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The Easter Rising of 1916 not only destroyed much of the centre of Dublin - it changed the course of Irish history. But how did it achieve this? What role did people from ordinary backgrounds play in the making of the Irish revolution and what motivated them to take part in it? What did the rebels think they could achieve? And what kind of a republic were they fighting for? 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 - a story.

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