Polish and Irish struggles for self-determination : living near dragons / edited by Galia Chimiak and Bożena Cierlik.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Chimiak, Galia, editor.
• Cierlik, Bozena, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Self-determination, National.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

This book discusses little-known linkages between two seemingly distant peoples, the Polish and the Irish, whose historical experiences share important similarities. Both Ireland and Poland have been subject to foreign rule, which they overturned in 1916 and 1918 respectively. Their predominantly Catholic societies were among the first to grant voting rights to women a century ago. This volume uses the centenary of both Ireland and Poland (re)gaining national independence and the political empowerment of women in these countries as a point of departure to analyse selected aspects of Polish and Irish people's struggle for autonomy. Cases of mutual assistance, including the awareness-raising campaigns organized by Western women in support of the independence and suffragist movements in Poland, are presented along with examples of grassroots self-organization, foreign press coverage, and military and diplomatic efforts to empower the Poles and the Irish.

Contents:

• Intro
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Chapter One
• Chapter Two
• Chapter Three
• Chapter Four
• Chapter Five
• Chapter Six
• Chapter Seven
• Contributors.

Notes:

• Description based on print version record.
• Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-5275-4764-7

OCLC:

1144865994