The imperial Irish : Canada's Irish Catholics fight the Great War, 1914-18 /

"From 1914 to 1918, tens of thousands of Canadian Catholic men and women of Irish descent or birth rallied to the Empire's call to arms against Germany and its allies. Bishops, priests, Catholic newspaper editors, and Irish Catholic politicians from across Canada publicly supported Governm...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McGowan, Mark George, 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2017]
Series:McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. 78.
Subjects:
Catholic Church > Canada > History > 20th century.
Catholic Church > History > 20th century.
Église catholique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Catholic Church
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Religious aspects > Catholic Church.
World War, 1914-1918 > Canada.
Irish > Canada > History > 20th century.
Catholics > Canada > History > 20th century.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Aspect religieux > Église catholique.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Canada.
Irlandais > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Catholiques > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
HISTORY > Canada > Post-Confederation (1867- )
War > Religious aspects
Catholics
Irish
Canada
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The long road to war
  • "Let all come to the battle" : Catholics embrace the imperial war
  • Ned Murray's war : Canada's Irish Catholics and the call to serve
  • Irreligion, immorality, and blasphemy : faith at the front
  • Between resistance and rebellion
  • Winning the war, saving the peace.

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