Easter 1916: the Irish rebellion

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Townshend traces the dramatic events of the Easter Rebellion in Dublin in 1916, the actions and aims of the rebels, the British response to the revolt and the consequences, politically and culturally, of the uprising.

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Full title :Easter 1916 : the Irish rebellion / Charles Townshend.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2006.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Penguin
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2006.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xxi, 442 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : : illustrations, maps, portraits

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780141902760, 0141902760
oclc:ocn869825455
LC Classification:DA962
Dewey Decimal:941.50821

List of illustrations -- List of abbreviations -- Maps -- Preface -- 1. Revolutionism -- 2. The militarization of politics -- 3. England's difficulty -- 4. Ireland's opportunity -- 5. To the brink -- 6. The battle of Dublin I : to the barricades -- 7. The battle of Dublin II : the counterstroke -- 8. The national rising -- 9. Surrender -- 10. Punishment -- 11. Transformation -- 12. The politics of militarization -- Epilogue : the rebellion in history -- Notes -- Biographical glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.

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20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 History HISTORY -- General. -- Europe HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century HISTORY -- Revolutionary Ireland Ireland -- History -- Easter Rising, 19… Irlande -- Histoire -- 1916 (Révolte de… Revolutions, Uprisings, Rebellions