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1916 in 1966 : commemorating the Easter Rising /

Looks at how the Irish government reinvented the message of 1916 through the official golden jubilee celebrations of the Rising. This book explores the organization of various unofficial commemorations in Northern Ireland in 1966 and the significance of these for nationalist and unionist politics in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Royal Irish Academy
Otros Autores: Daly, Mary E. (Editor ), O'Callaghan, Margaret (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dublin : Royal Irish Academy, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Looks at how the Irish government reinvented the message of 1916 through the official golden jubilee celebrations of the Rising. This book explores the organization of various unofficial commemorations in Northern Ireland in 1966 and the significance of these for nationalist and unionist politics in the mid-1960s. Not only does the book analyze the golden jubilee of the Rising from a political perspective, however, it also examines the 1966 anniversary from the perspectives of drama, performance, youth culture and history. Contributors to the book, in addition to Mary E. Daly and Margaret O'Callaghan, are: Diarmaid Ferriter, Rebecca Graff-McRae, Roisin Higgins, Carole Holohan, Michael Laffan, Catherine O'Donnell, and Anthony Roche.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (356 pages) : illustrations on lining papers
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781908996473
1908996471
9781904890270
190489027X