Who's afraid of the Easter Rising? 1916-2016
Heartfield, James2015
Book
Total copies: 1
One hundred years ago, Easter 1916, Irish revolutionaries rose against the British Empire proclaiming a Republic from the steps of the General Post Office in Dublin. The men and women of the Easter Rising were defeated by the overwhelming force of the British Army, in five days of intense fighting. Their leaders were executed. But the Easter Rising lit a fire that ended with the whole country turning against Westminster's rule, and founding a nation. But today, the heirs to the Irish state are embarrassed about 1916. They are ashamed that their state owes its origins to a revolution. This book explains why today's Dublin elite are recoiling from the origins of their state in a popular struggle.
Main title:
Who's afraid of the Easter Rising? 1916-2016 / James Heartfield, Kevin Rooney.
Author:
Heartfield, James, authorRooney, Kevin, author
Imprint:
Winchester, UK : Zero Books, 2015.Winchester, UK : Zero Books, 2015.
Collation:
168 pages : illustrations
ISBN:
9781782798873 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.50821
Language:
English
BRN:
1821613