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Irish Freedom; A History of Nationalism in Ireland
by Richard English
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1405041897
- ISBN 13
- 9781405041898
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, 2006 Macmillan Publishing Company, New York. 2006. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; light head and tail bumping. DJ: Near Fine; NOT Price Clipped (25.00 GBP); light head and tail bumping. Red boards and spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 625 pp 8vo. This book offers a compelling and vividly readable history of Irish nationalism, in which events are not merely narrated bu also analyses and explained.This book provides a unique explanation of why, over the centuries, Irish nationalists have believed and acted as they have, why their ideas and strategies have changed over time, and what effect Irish nationalism has had in shaping modern Ireland. It takes the reader from the Ulster Plantation to Home Rule, from the Famine of the 1840s to the hunger strikes of the 1980s, from Parnell to Pearse, from Wolfe Tone to Gerry Adams, from the bitter struggle of the civil war to the uneasy peace of the early twenty-first century. A clean very presentable copy.
Synopsis
Originally published: London: Macmillan, 2006. "Winner of the Ewart-Biggs memorial prize 2007"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 569-611) and index.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006268
- Title
- Irish Freedom; A History of Nationalism in Ireland
- Author
- Richard English
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1405041897
- ISBN 13
- 9781405041898
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2006
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Ireland, Irish Civil War, Irish Catholics, Black and Tans, Ulster Plantation, Home Rule, Potato Famine, the Famine of the 1840s, the hunger strikes of the 1980s, Parnell to Pearse, Wolfe Tone, Gerry Adams, Michael Collins, Dublin
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
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Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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