The resurrection of Ireland : the Sinn Féin Party, 1916-1923 / Michael Laffan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laffan, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sinn Fein.

Irish Republican Army--History.

Irish Republican Army.

Political parties--Ireland--History--20th century.

Political parties.

Revolutionaries--Ireland.

Revolutionaries.

Nationalism--Ireland--History.

Nationalism.

Ireland--Politics and government--20th century.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 512 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Between 1916 and 1923 Ireland experienced a political, as well as a military revolution. This book examines how, after the Easter Rising of 1916, radical revolutionaries formed a precarious coalition with (relatively) moderate politicians, and offers a sustained analysis of the political organisation of Irish republicanism during a crucial period. The new Sinn Féin party routed its enemies, co-operated uneasily with the underground Irish government, which it had helped to create, and achieved most of its objectives before disintegrating in 1922. Its rapid collapse should not distract from its achievements - in particular its role in 'democratising' the Irish revolution. Its successors have dominated the political life of independent Ireland. The book studies in detail the party's membership and ideology, and also its often tense relationship with the Irish Republican Army. A final chapter examines the fluctuating careers of the later Sinn Féin parties throughout the rest of the twentieth century.

Contents:

Irish nationalists : politicians and rebels

Rebellion and hibernation, 1916

Organizers and converts, 1917

Reverses and victory, 1918

The party : structures and members

Policy : beliefs and attitudes

War and repression, 1919-1921

Ministers and bureaucrats, 1919-1921

The treaty and the split, 1921-1922

The Pact election and the Civil War, 1922-1923.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 466-490) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-11697-X

0-511-00717-5

1-280-16198-1

1-139-10684-8

0-511-11756-6

0-511-14966-2

0-511-32451-0

0-511-05217-0

OCLC:

437250278