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1916 as History: The Myth of the Blood Sacrifice

Charles Desmond Greaves

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Description:Ireland's neo-unionist "revisionist" historians represent the 1916 Easter Rising as a suicidal blood-sacrifice by a handful of men without mass public support which converted the Irish people to the national independence movement.In this brilliant plea to separate real history from politically motivated myth-making C. Desmond Greaves, one of Ireland's leading historians, describes the social and political background of the Easter Rising, shows why it took place when it did, that it was militarily sound if politically premature and that it had wide popular support.This work, first delivered as a lecture on the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising, was edited by Anthony Coughlan, Senior Lecturer in Social Administration and Policy at Trinity College Dublin, and includes notes on recent references that confirm the author's judgements.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 1916 as History: The Myth of the Blood Sacrifice. To get started finding 1916 as History: The Myth of the Blood Sacrifice, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Ireland's neo-unionist "revisionist" historians represent the 1916 Easter Rising as a suicidal blood-sacrifice by a handful of men without mass public support which converted the Irish people to the national independence movement.In this brilliant plea to separate real history from politically motivated myth-making C. Desmond Greaves, one of Ireland's leading historians, describes the social and political background of the Easter Rising, shows why it took place when it did, that it was militarily sound if politically premature and that it had wide popular support.This work, first delivered as a lecture on the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising, was edited by Anthony Coughlan, Senior Lecturer in Social Administration and Policy at Trinity College Dublin, and includes notes on recent references that confirm the author's judgements.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with 1916 as History: The Myth of the Blood Sacrifice. To get started finding 1916 as History: The Myth of the Blood Sacrifice, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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