The Irish Abolitionist: Richard Madden and the Subversion of Empire by O. hAodha, Micheal

The Irish Abolitionist: Richard Madden and the Subversion of Empire (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781500942601)

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The Irish Abolitionist: Richard Madden and the Subversion of Empire by O. hAodha, Micheal

The Irish Abolitionist: Richard Madden and the Subversion of Empire

$20.00
The Irish Abolitionist: Richard Madden and the Subversion of Empire by O. hAodha, Micheal

The Irish Abolitionist: Richard Madden and the Subversion of Empire

$20.00
Format: Paperback
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Richard Madden (1798-1886) Irishman and British colonial administrator, crusader against slavery and biographer of the United Irishmen, subverted his postings to Jamaica, Cuba, West Africa and Western Australia to champion the civil rights of oppressed peoples. He played a key role in securing the captives' release in the infamous 1839 case of the slave-ship Amistad. A thorn in the side of various colonial elites on three continents, Madden witnessed the horror of the Irish Famine and the oppression of the Australian Aborigines. Living by his wits, socially and politically, he supported the emancipation of his fellow Irish Catholics, uncovering at the same time the abuses of the establishment. Many of the social and political issues addressed in "The Irish Abolitionist" are as pertinent today as they were when Madden first wrote about them more than a century ago.

Author: Micheal O. hAodha, Leon O. Broin
ISBN-10: 150094260X
ISBN-13: 9781500942601
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 11/07/2014
Pages: 492
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.99d
By Micheal O. hAodha
By Micheal O. hAodha
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Leon ﾓ Broin (10 November 1902 - 26 February 1990) was an Irish Civil Servant, writer and playwright, who wrote many plays, stories and historical works in both English and Irish. He was born in Dublin. He joined Sinn F駟n and Fianna ﾉireann while still at school. He was imprisoned in 1921 and 1922 and afterwards joined the Free State army as a non-combatant. In 1924 he was the first Administrative Officer appointed by the new Free State civil service, where he worked mainly in the Department of Finance. He was Secretary of the Department of Posts and Telegraphs from 1948 to 1967.

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