The Irish Revolution A Global History Mannion Patrick Editor Mcgarry by Mannion, Patrick (editor) & Mcgarry, Fearghal (editor) instant download after payment.

The Irish War of Independence is often understood as the culmination of centuries of political unrest between Ireland and the English. However, the conflict also has a vitally important yet vastly understudied international dimension. The Irish Revolution: A Global History reassesses the conflict as an inherently transnational event, examining how circumstances and individuals abroad shaped the course Ireland’s struggle for independence.

Bringing together leading international scholars of modern Ireland, its diaspora, and the British Empire, this volume discusses the Irish revolution in a truly global sense. The text situates the conflict in the wider context of the international flourishing of anti-colonial movements following World War I. Despite the differences between these movements, their proponents communicated extensively with each other, learning from and engaging with other revolutionaries in anti-imperial metropoles such as Paris, London, and New York. The contributors to this volume argue that Irish nationalists at home and abroad were intimately involved in this exchange, from mobilizing Ireland’s vast diaspora in support of Irish independence to engaging directly with radical causes elsewhere. The Irish Revolution is a vital work for all those interested in Irish history, providing a new understanding of Ireland’s place in the evolving postwar world.

Harry Boland’s grandiose plans for a global revolutionary movement were not achieved, but the efforts of Irish republicans to internationalize their struggle met with considerable success, as Francis Hackett’s testimony indicates, tilting the scales of an otherwise one- sided fight. How important were international factors in shaping the revolution that took place in Ireland between 1916 and 1923? What impact did the conflict have beyond Irish shores? What role did Ireland’s global diaspora play in determining its outcome? Why did the War of Independence attract the attention of radicals, journalists,