Éamon de Valera : : A Will to Power / / Ronan Fanning.
Ronan Fanning offers a reappraisal of the most famous, and most divisive, political figure in modern Irish history, reconciling Éamon de Valera’s shortcomings with a recognition of his achievement as the statesman who embodied Irish independence and spared the nation decades of unproductive debate o...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
Year of Publication: | 2016 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 p.) :; 20 halftones |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Map: Éamon de Valera’s Homes in Blackrock -- Introduction -- 1. From Bruree to Blackrock -- 2. The Greening of Edward de Valera -- 3. Éamon de Valera and the 1916 Rising -- 4. The Assumption of Power, 1916–19 -- 5. Mission to America, 1919–20 -- 6. 1921: War and Peace -- 7. Catastrophe -- 8. A Glass Wall -- 9. The Path Back to Power -- 10. The Attainment of Independence, 1932–8 -- 11. Independence Affirmed: Neutrality in World War II -- 12. De Valera’s Ireland -- 13. Marking Time, 1948–59 -- 14. Last Laps, 1959–75 -- Conclusion -- References -- Select Bibliography -- Acknowledgements -- Index |
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Summary: | Ronan Fanning offers a reappraisal of the most famous, and most divisive, political figure in modern Irish history, reconciling Éamon de Valera’s shortcomings with a recognition of his achievement as the statesman who embodied Irish independence and spared the nation decades of unproductive debate on the pros and cons of remaining tied to Britain. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780674970564 9783110638585 |
DOI: | 10.4159/9780674970564 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Ronan Fanning. |