Irish history matters : politics, identities and commemoration
Walker, Brian Mercer2019
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Aimsigh é!
History or, more correctly, `views of the past' or `historical myths' have shaped politics in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. These views served in part to cause and sustain the `Troubles'. Eventually, many historical perceptions were challenged, which helped to promote the peace process. New ideas of revised and shared history were important. These changes are explored here. The public expression of history in Ireland through commemoration of important historical events and persons is investigated in a number of chapters. The impact of historical developments on identity is studied not just in Ireland, north and south, but also among the Irish diaspora, especially in America. In Irish History Matters, Brian M. Walker uses three decades of research to explore the effects historical events have had on Irish politics and society, and why they still have an important influence today.
Príomhtheideal:
Irish history matters : politics, identities and commemoration / Brian M. Walker.
Údar:
Walker, Brian Mercer, author
Inphrionta:
Dublin : The History Press Ireland, 2019.
Leathanaigh in ord:
255 p. ; 24 cm
Nótaí:
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Contents:
Part 1: Past and Present - The past and the present: history, identity and the Peace Process.Part 2: Commemoration - St. Patrick's Day: Commemoration, conflict and conciliation, 1903-2013 -- Commemorating the Siege of Derry and Theobald Wolfe Tone at Bodenstown: Parades, pilgrimages and politics -- Commemorating the two World Wars, 1919-2017: Remembering, forgetting and remembering again.Part 3 : Identities - Irish identity, past and present -- 'The lost tribes of Ireland: Diversity, identity and loss among the Irish diaspora --President Brack Obama , Fulmouth Kearney and the Irish in America today.Part 4: Politics, 1885-1923 - The 1885 and 1886 general elections: a milestone in Irish history -- Southern Protestant voices during the Irish War of Independence and Civil War: reports from Church of Ireland Synods.
ISBN:
9780750991292 (hbk)0750991291 (hbk)
Rangúchán Dewey:
941.5941.5
I dteanga:
English
Réimse:
Commemorations -- IrelandHistorical rites and ceremonies -- IrelandNational characteristics, IrishIreland -- HistoryIreland -- HistoriographyDonegal - Tone, Theobald Wolfe - Bodenstown CommemorationDonegal - Siege of Derry - 1689Donegal - Siege of Derry - CommemorationsDonegal - World War - CommemorationsDonegal - Partition - Protestant identity
BRN:
25023