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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809319503321

Autore

McGarry Fearghal

Titolo

The rising : Easter 1916 / / Fearghal McGarry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , [2010]

©2010

ISBN

1-283-85134-2

0-19-153897-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (380 p.)

Disciplina

941.7082/1

941.70821

Soggetti

Ireland History Easter Rising, 1916

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Plates and Maps; List of Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; 1. The Rising Generation: Separatism in Ireland; 2. Arms in Irish Hands: Volunteering; 3. The Soul of the Nation: War; 4. Walking on Air: The Rising in Dublin; 5. Glorious Forever: The Fall of the Republic; 6. Charlie Weston, Are you Gone Mad? The Rising in Provincial Ireland; 7. A Good End: Punishment; 8. The Beginning of Ireland: Aftermath; Guide to Further Reading; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

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