Commemorating the Irish Civil War: History and Memory, 1923–2000 - Brossura

Dolan

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ISBN 10: 0521026989 ISBN 13: 9780521026987

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Riassunto

After civil war, can the winners commemorate their victory, hailing their conquering heroes with the blood of their former comrades still fresh on their boots? Or should they cover themselves in shame and hope that the nation soon forgets? In this book, Anne Dolan explores the tensions between memory and forgetting in twentieth-century Ireland. By examining the memory of winning the Irish Civil War, she discusses the extent to which it has been used to serve party political ends, where private grief finds consolation when the dead have fallen from political favour, and how the dead are remembered when no one wanted to fight the war. The book addresses the Irish Civil War at its most public point: at the statues and crosses, and in the ritual and rhetoric of commemoration. It will be of central interest to all students and scholars of European history and politics.

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Recensione:

'... iconoclastic, timely and refreshing ... Dolan's work is an invigorating challenge ... a significant achievement.' John Regan, History

'... remarkable for the energy of its wirting, insight and analysis. It also charts new territory in our understanding of the irish Revolution. it is an outstanding debut from a young historian.' Irish Economic & Social History

'There is much in Dolan's book that is important ...' Field Day Review

Descrizione del libro:

In this book, Anne Dolan explores the tensions between memory and forgetting in twentieth-century Ireland, by examining the methods and rituals of commemoration. The book's main difference from other books lies in its close examination of the legacy of civil war bitterness in Ireland.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521026989
• ISBN 13: 9780521026987
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256