Book description
Packed with violence, political drama and social and cultural upheaval, the years 1913-1923 saw the emergence in Ireland of the Ulster Volunteer Force to resist Irish home rule and in response, the Irish Volunteers, who would later evolve into the IRA. World War One, the rise of Sinn Fein, intense…
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1 author picked A Nation and not a Rabble as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The author tries to be fair. He gives general readers an overview of the complex Irish freedom struggle. I don’t agree with all his observations, but I find his book engaging.
He is well-known in Ireland, with a regular column in the Irish Times and many appearances on radio and television. Formerly of Dublin City University, he is now Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin.
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