Parnell and His Party, 1880-1890 - Softcover

O'Brien, Conor Cruise

Softcover

ISBN 10: 057132360X ISBN 13: 9780571323609

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2015

Synopsis

Conor Cruise O'Brien's second book, published in 1957, grew out of the doctoral thesis he had submitted at Dublin's Trinity College that, in 1954, duly earned him his PhD. In Parnell and His Party, 1880-1890, O'Brien applied a finessing scholarly eye to the figure of Charles Stewart Parnell, leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party and formidable proponent of Home Rule whose career was abruptly ruined by the 'Mrs O'Shea' divorce scandal of 1890 that split his party and dominated Irish politics for a generation. For O'Brien this schism was of more than academic interest: his maternal grandfather David Sheehy was among the MPs who repudiated Parnell.

'An indispensable classic half a century after its first publication . . . a profound analysis of power and charisma in democratic politics.' Roy Foster, Standpoint

'One of the essential books of modern Irish history, a shrewd and clarifying study.' Thomas Flanagan

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About the Author:

Conor Cruise O'Brien is a distinguished statesman and writer. Over a long and varied career, he has served in the Irish external affairs office; was a member of the Irish delegation to the United Nations (at one point being seconded as a special assistant to UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold); was elected an Irish Labour Party parliamentarian, later serving in the cabinet; and was appointed editor-in-chief of the "London Observer." A contributing editor to "The Atlantic Monthly, " O'Brien lectures around the world at leading unversities and writes weekly columns for "The Independent" in Britain and "The Irish Independent." His many books include "States of Ireland" and "The Great Melody: A Thematic Biography of Edmund Burke."

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 057132360X
• ISBN 13: 9780571323609
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 380