02331nam 2200445 450 991080931950332120230725034943.01-283-85134-20-19-153897-3(CKB)2670000000299139(EBL)1079713(OCoLC)820011172(MiAaPQ)EBC1079713(MiAaPQ)EBC5746089(EXLCZ)99267000000029913920190913d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe rising Easter 1916 /Fearghal McGarryOxford :Oxford University Press,[2010]©20101 online resource (380 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-280186-4 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; YThe 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 storyIrelandHistoryEaster Rising, 1916941.7082/1941.70821McGarry Fearghal1618455MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809319503321The rising3950189UNINA