{"product_id":"1916-irelands-revolutionary-tradition-paperback","title":"1916: Ireland's Revolutionary Tradition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKieran Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Easter Rising of 1916, in which just over a thousand Irish rebels seized key locations in Dublin and proclaimed the independence of the Irish Republic before being brutally suppressed by the vastly larger and better-equipped British Army, is an event whose meaning remains contested to this day. For some it represents a blood sacrifice without the hope--or even the intention­--of success. For others, it was the first act in a tumultuous political drama played out in Dublin streets and London cabinet rooms that led to the eventual formation of an independent Irish state. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003e1916\u003c\/i\u003e, Kieran Allen argues that this pivotal moment in Irish history has been obscured by those who see it only as a prelude for a war of independence. Emphasizing an often ignored social and political radicalism at the heart of the rebellion, he shows that it gave birth to a revolutionary tradition that continues to haunt the Irish elite. Socialist aspirations mixed, and sometimes clashed, with the republican current, but both were crushed in a counterrevolution that accompanied the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921. The result today is a partitioned Ireland that acts as a neoliberal tax haven for multinational corporations--a state of affairs quite alien to both Connolly's and Pearse's vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published to coincide with the Rising's centennial, \u003ci\u003e1916: Ireland's Revolutionary Tradition\u003c\/i\u003e re-establishes the political role of socialist republican figures, offers a highly accessible history of the Easter Rising, and explores the militancy and radicalism that continues to haunt the Irish elite one hundred years later. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKieran Allen\u003c\/b\u003e is a sociology lecturer at University College Dublin. His books include \u003ci\u003eMarx and the Alternative to Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMax Weber: A Critical Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by Pluto Press. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.6 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862338502944,"sku":"9780745336329","price":37.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/irpABPL_ca9780745336329.webp?v=1781630270","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/1916-irelands-revolutionary-tradition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}