The Resurrection of Ireland: The Sinn Fein Party, 1916 1923 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521650731)

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. The new Sinn Féin party routed its enemies, cooperated uneasily with the underground Irish government, and achieved most of its objectives before disintegrating in 1922. Its rapid collapse should not distract from its achievements--in particular its role in "democratizing" the Irish revolution--while its successors since have dominated the political life of independent Ireland.

Author: Michael Laffan,Laffan Michael
ISBN-10: 0521650739
ISBN-13: 9780521650731
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/02/1999
Pages: 532
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.09lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2000 pg. 207