Myths and Memories of the Easter Rising: Cultural and Political Nationalism in Ireland (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780716528234)

This book examines the political transformation and radicalisation of Ireland between the outbreak of the First World War, August 1914 and Sinn Fein's landslide electoral victory in December, 1918. It argues, through a novel application of theories of ethno-symbolism and social movement theory, that the myths, memories and symbols of the Irish nation formed the basis for interpretation of the events of the Easter Rising, and that this interpretation stimulated members of the Irish nation to support radical nationalism. The book calls this phenomenon the Cultural Trigger Point. Through an examination of a variety of sources, the book traces, in particular, the impact of the Great War on cultural and religious nationalism, and its role in the rise of radical Irish nationalism.

Author: Jonathan Githens-Mazer
ISBN-10: 0716528231
ISBN-13: 9780716528234
Publisher: Irish Academic Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2006
Pages: 238
Format: Hardcover

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 50