Catalog

Record Details

Catalog Search



A nation and not a rabble : the Irish revolution, 1913-1923  Cover Image Book Book

A nation and not a rabble : the Irish revolution, 1913-1923 / Diarmaid Ferriter.

Summary:

"Renowned Irish historian Diarmaid Ferriter presents a new look at the Irish revolutionary period from 1913-1923, drawing from newly available historical sources as well as the testimonies of the people who lived and fought through this extraordinary period. 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 Ulster unionism and conflict with Britain culminated in the Irish war of Independence, which ended with a compromise treaty with Britain and then the enmities and drama of the Irish Civil War. Drawing on an abundance of newly released archival material, witness statements and testimony from the ordinary Irish people who lived and fought through extraordinary times, A Nation and not a Rabble explores these revolutions. Diarmaid Ferriter highlights the gulf between rhetoric and reality in politics and violence, the role of women, the battle for material survival, the impact of key Irish Unionist and Republican leaders, as well as conflicts over health, land, religion, law and order, and welfare"--From publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781468312164
  • ISBN: 1468312162
  • Physical Description: x, 517 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : The Overlook Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Profile Books Ltd"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I. In search of the rabble -- Opening the witness accounts -- Who owned the revolution? -- The history wars -- The fighting stories -- Closing young minds? -- Keepers of the revolutionary flame -- Broadening the interpretations and the sources -- New scepticisms, new revisions and the shadow of the Troubles -- Labour, gender and the social perspective -- The politics of peace and the twenty-first century perspective -- Part II. Revolutionary Ireland, 1913-23 -- An evolving nationalism -- Ulster prepared with one voice? : 1910-14 -- Labour, nationalism and war : 1913-16 -- 1916 : an idea "essentially spiritual"? -- The perfect patriots -- 1917-18 : bonfires and ballots -- War of Independence (1): 1919-20 : catching the waves -- The chivalrous soldier and the cruel killer -- Governing, social realities and justice -- Land for the people? -- War of Independence (2): 1921-2 : the juggernaut of politics -- Truce and treaty -- The drift to civil war -- Civil war -- Stone hearts -- Ulster's wounded self-love -- The tyranny of the "special" -- Part III. Legacy and commemoration -- "In danger of finding myself with nothing at all" -- "For the life of my heroic son" -- Homes fit for heroes? -- Scrambling for the bones of the patriot dead -- "He knew as much about commanding as my dog" -- Commemoration during the troubles and the peace process -- Remembering the First World War and welcoming the Queen -- Invoking revolutionary ghosts as the Celtic tiger dies and Fianna F©℗Łil collapses -- New commemorative priorities, sacred cows and the status of history 397.
Subject: Ireland > History > 1910-1921.
Ireland > History > Civil War, 1922-1923.
Revolutions > Ireland > History > 20th century.
Ireland > History > 1910-1921 > Sources.
Ireland > Social conditions > 20th century.
Genre: History.
Sources.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sage Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Union County Public Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Union Carnegie Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show All Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Union Carnegie Public Library 941 FERRITER (Text) 37883000327326 Adult Non-Fiction Available -

LDR 04423pam a2200433 i 4500
0012003105
003SAGE
00520250508002636.0
008150626t20152015nyu b 001 0deng
010 . ‡a 2015023980
020 . ‡a9781468312164 ‡qhardcover
020 . ‡a1468312162 ‡qhardcover
035 . ‡a(OCoLC)907206459
040 . ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡erda ‡cDLC ‡dBTCTA ‡dBDX ‡dOCLCO ‡dYDXCP ‡dOCLCF ‡dOCLCO ‡dNYP ‡dOCLCO ‡dNhCcYBP ‡dUtOrBLW
042 . ‡apcc
043 . ‡ae-ie---
05000. ‡aDA962 ‡b.F39 2015
08200. ‡a941.5082/1 ‡223
1001 . ‡aFerriter, Diarmaid, ‡d1972- ‡eauthor. ‡0(DLC)1910119
24512. ‡aA nation and not a rabble : ‡bthe Irish revolution, 1913-1923 / ‡cDiarmaid Ferriter.
264 1. ‡aNew York, NY : ‡bThe Overlook Press, ‡c2015.
264 4. ‡c©℗♭2015
300 . ‡ax, 517 pages ; ‡c24 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
500 . ‡a"First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Profile Books Ltd"--Title page verso.
5202 . ‡a"Renowned Irish historian Diarmaid Ferriter presents a new look at the Irish revolutionary period from 1913-1923, drawing from newly available historical sources as well as the testimonies of the people who lived and fought through this extraordinary period. 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 Ulster unionism and conflict with Britain culminated in the Irish war of Independence, which ended with a compromise treaty with Britain and then the enmities and drama of the Irish Civil War. Drawing on an abundance of newly released archival material, witness statements and testimony from the ordinary Irish people who lived and fought through extraordinary times, A Nation and not a Rabble explores these revolutions. Diarmaid Ferriter highlights the gulf between rhetoric and reality in politics and violence, the role of women, the battle for material survival, the impact of key Irish Unionist and Republican leaders, as well as conflicts over health, land, religion, law and order, and welfare"--From publisher.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
5050 . ‡aPart I. In search of the rabble -- Opening the witness accounts -- Who owned the revolution? -- The history wars -- The fighting stories -- Closing young minds? -- Keepers of the revolutionary flame -- Broadening the interpretations and the sources -- New scepticisms, new revisions and the shadow of the Troubles -- Labour, gender and the social perspective -- The politics of peace and the twenty-first century perspective -- Part II. Revolutionary Ireland, 1913-23 -- An evolving nationalism -- Ulster prepared with one voice? : 1910-14 -- Labour, nationalism and war : 1913-16 -- 1916 : an idea "essentially spiritual"? -- The perfect patriots -- 1917-18 : bonfires and ballots -- War of Independence (1): 1919-20 : catching the waves -- The chivalrous soldier and the cruel killer -- Governing, social realities and justice -- Land for the people? -- War of Independence (2): 1921-2 : the juggernaut of politics -- Truce and treaty -- The drift to civil war -- Civil war -- Stone hearts -- Ulster's wounded self-love -- The tyranny of the "special" -- Part III. Legacy and commemoration -- "In danger of finding myself with nothing at all" -- "For the life of my heroic son" -- Homes fit for heroes? -- Scrambling for the bones of the patriot dead -- "He knew as much about commanding as my dog" -- Commemoration during the troubles and the peace process -- Remembering the First World War and welcoming the Queen -- Invoking revolutionary ghosts as the Celtic tiger dies and Fianna F©℗Łil collapses -- New commemorative priorities, sacred cows and the status of history 397.
651 0. ‡aIreland ‡xHistory ‡y1910-1921. ‡0(DLC)1454854
651 0. ‡aIreland ‡xHistory ‡yCivil War, 1922-1923. ‡0(DLC)1454847
650 0. ‡aRevolutions ‡zIreland ‡xHistory ‡y20th century.
651 0. ‡aIreland ‡xHistory ‡y1910-1921 ‡vSources.
651 0. ‡aIreland ‡xSocial conditions ‡y20th century. ‡0(DLC)1499665
655 7. ‡aHistory. ‡2fast ‡0(OCoLC)2108014
655 7. ‡aSources. ‡2fast
999 . ‡eBOOK ‡fa
905 . ‡uadmin
901 . ‡a907206459 ‡bOCoLC ‡c2003105 ‡tbiblio

Additional Resources