Easter 1916: The Irish Rebellion - Softcover

Townshend, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141012161 ISBN 13: 9780141012162

Publisher: Penguin, 2006

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2006 Pages: 464 Publisher: Penguin Before Easter 1916 Dublin had been a city much like any other itish city. Comparable to istol or Liverpool and part of a Complex deep-rooted itish world. MANY of Dublin's inhabitants wanted to weaken or terminate London's rule. but there remained a vast and conflicting range of visions of that future: far more immediate was the unfolding disaster of the First World War that had put home rule 'issues on ice for the duration. The devastating events of that Easter changed everything. Both the rising itself and - even more significantly - the ferocious itish response ended any sense at all that Dublin could be anything other than the capital of an independent country. as an entire nation turned away in revulsion from the itish artillery and executions. As we approach the 90th anniversary of the rebellion. it is time for a n...

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Review:

Easter 1916 brings to life the group of remarkable men and women whose actions changed their nation forever.--Mark Mitchell "Newsfromnowhere.Org "

Synopsis:

Before Easter 1916, Dublin had been a city much like any other British city, comparable to Bristol or Liverpool and part of a complex, deep-rooted British world. Many of Dublin's inhabitants wanted to weaken or terminate London's rule, but there remained a vast and conflicting range of visions of that future: far more immediate was the unfolding disaster of the First World War that had put home rule' issues on ice for the duration. The devastating events of that Easter changed everything. Both the rising itself and - even more significantly - the ferocious British response ended any sense at all that Dublin could be anything other than the capital of an independent country, as an entire nation turned away in revulsion from the British artillery and executions. As we approach the 90th anniversary of the rebellion, it is time for a new account of what really happened over those fateful few days. What did the rebels actually hope to achieve? What did the British think they were doing? And, how were the events really interpreted by ordinary people across Ireland? Vivid, authoritative, and gripping, "Easter 1916" is a major work.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0141012161
• ISBN 13: 9780141012162
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464