The news from Ireland : foreign correspondents and the Irish Revolution / Maurice Walsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Walsh, Maurice, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Foreign correspondents--Ireland--History--20th century.

Foreign correspondents.

War correspondents--Ireland--History--20th century.

War correspondents.

Ireland--History--War of Independence, 1919-1921--Journalists.

Ireland.

Ireland--History--War of Independence, 1919-1921--Press coverage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (419 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Anglo-Irish war of 1919-1921 was an international historical landmark: the first successful revolution against British rule and the beginning of the end of the Empire. But the Irish revolutionaries did not win their struggle on the battlefield - their key victory was in mobilising public opinion in Britain and the rest of the world. Journalists and writers flocked to Ireland, where the increasingly brutal conflict was seen as the crucible for settling some of the key issues of the new world order emerging from the ruins of the First World War. On trial was the British Empire's claim to be the champion of civilisation as well as the principle of self-determination proclaimed by the American president Woodrow Wilson."The News from Ireland" vividly explores the work of British and American correspondents in Ireland as well as other foreign journalists and literary figures. It offers a penetrating and persuasive assessment of the Irish revolution's place in a key moment of world history as well as the role of the press and journalism in the conflict. This important book will be essential reading for anyone interested in Irish history and how our understanding of history generally is shaped by the media."--Bloomsbury publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

The education of the war correspondents

Revolution in the making

The moral accountant: a journalist in pursuit of the Black and Tans

Seeing the sun at noon: the crusading press restored

The propaganda war

An old world fight: American journalists in Ireland

Literary tourists: G.K. Chesterton, Wilfred Ewart and V.S. Pritchett as reporters

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [229]-250) and index.

ISBN:

9786612619052

9780755625055

0755625056

9781282619050

1282619055

9786000002541

6000002548

9781441616029

1441616020

9780857715173

0857715178

9780857731661

0857731661

OCLC:

851315614