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Na Fianna Éireann and the Irish revolution, 1909-23 : scouting for rebels /

This book provides a scholarly yet accessible account of the Irish nationalist youth organisation Na Fianna Eireann and its contribution to the Irish Revolution in the period 1909-23. Countess Constance Markievicz and Bulmer Hobson established Na Fianna Eireann, or the Irish National Boy Scouts, as...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hay, Marnie (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Na Fianna Éireann in context
  • 2. The countess and the Quaker
  • 3. A handful of boys against the British Empire, 1909-16
  • 4. Expansion and contraction, 1916-23
  • 5. Who joined the Fianna?
  • 6. The Fianna experience
  • 7. Moulding minds and marketing martyrdom
  • 8. Youth in arms
  • Conclusion
  • Index