Mansergh, Martin.

The Legacy of History for making Peace in Ireland. Lectures and commemorative addresses.

Cork, Mercier Press, 2003. 24 cm. 478 pages with 16 pages of plates with illustrations. Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition with only minor signs of external wear.

A stunning collection of papers and essays outlining the historical dimensions of the Irish Peace Process which draw freely on the published work of Irish historians.

The book includes for example the following chapters: Philosophy of History / The Significance of St.Patrick’s Day / Republicanism in a Christian Country / The Remains of Medieval Tipperary / Renaissance Statecraft and the Historic Irish Nation / Machiavelli, Shakespeare and Irish Politics / The Legacy of Kinsale / Freedom Forestalled: Patriots, United Irishmen and Orangemen / The Significance of Wolfe Tone and his Legacy / The Orange Order / The Rights of Man in Ireland / The assassination of St George and Uniacke / The 1798 Rebellion / Irish Unionism and its Legacy / Parnell and the Leadership of Nationalist Ireland / Padraic Pearse and the Creation of an Irish National Democracy / Roger Casement and the Idea of a Broader Nationalist Tradition / The Ambush at Sologheadbeg / Consolidating Independence and Building a State / Todd Andrews – A Pioneer in State-Building / Elizabeth Bowen and the Anglo-Irish Tradition / The Uses of History – The Outbreak of the Troubles / The Legacy of the Hunger Strikes / Challenges to modern Republicanism: Remembering Sean Moylan / etc. etc.

• Keywords: Catalogue Irish History Four – Irish Postwar History & Administration · Catalogue Irish History Six – General Irish History · History · History of Irish Politics · Ireland · Irish Biographies · Irish Biography · Irish History · Irish Political History · Irish Politics · Northern Ireland Conflict · Peace movements · Politics and government
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856353893
• Inventory Number: 100996AB

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