The Green Flag

Informationen zum Autor Robert Kee Klappentext Robert Kee lives in London SE5. He is a distinguished historian and broadcaster. Penguin also publish THE LAUREL AND THE IVY, Robert Kee's acclaimed life of Parnell. Zusammenfassung THE GREEN FLAG stands as the most comprehensive and illuminating history of Irish Nationalism yet published. For many years available as three separate volumes (THE MOST DISTRESSFUL COUNTRY, THE BOLD FENIAN MEN and OURSELVES ALONE), this outstanding history is now available as a single volume. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Maps List of Tables List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Part One: Who Were Irishmen? 1. Treaty Night 2. Contradictions of Irish Nationality 3. Strongbow (1170) to the Ulster Plantation (1609) 4. Great Rebellion (1641) to Penal Laws (1703) 5. Majority Living (1703-1880) 6. Minority Politics! 18th Century Part Two: The First Irish Republicans 1. Ireland and the French Revolution 2. Wolfe Tone and Samuel Neilson 3. United Irishmen and Defenders 4. French Contacts 5. Defenders and Orangemen 6. Bantry Bay 7. United Irishmen in Trouble 8. New French Preparations 9. Repression! 1798 10. Rebellion in Wexford 11. Collapse of United Irishmen 12. The French Landing Part Three: The Union 1. The Making of the Union 2. Robert Emmet's Fall and Rise 3. The Failure of the Union 4. Daniel O'Connell and Catholic Emancipation 5. The Repeal Debate 6. O'Connell and Davis 7. 'Monster Meetings' 8. Biding Time After Clontarf 9. O'Connell's Imprisonment and After 10. More 'Monster Meetings' 11. Repeal! Famine! and Young Ireland 12. The Irish Confederation 13. Smith O'Brien's 'Rising' 1848 14. The Corpse on the Dissecting Table 15. Beginnings of the Fenian Movement 16. James Stephens at Work 17. Stephens In and Out of Trouble 18. 1867: Bold Fenian Men 19. The Manchester Martyrs Part Four: The Tragedy of Home Rule 1. Beginnings of Home Rule 2. Parnell and the Land Crisis 3. Parnell and Home Rule 4. The Orange Card 5. Parnell's Fall 6. Second Home Rule Bill: Orangemen at Play 7. Nationalists at Ease 8. Growth of National Consciousness 9. Arthur Griffith and Sinn Fein 10. Asquith and the Third Home Rule Bill 11. Ulster Volunteers 12. The Liberal Nerve Begins to Fail 13. Volunteers and Home Rule 14. Volunteers and the European War 15. The 'Sinn Fein' Volunteers 16. Casement in Germany 17. The Dublin Rising! 1916 18. Executions and Negotiations Part Five: Ourselves Alone 1. Rebellion to De Valera's Election at Clare (July 1917) 2. The New Sinn Fein (July 1917-April 1918) 3. Conscription Crisis to General Election (December 1918) 4. Sinn Fein in a Vacuum (January-May 1919) 5. Michael Collins and Others (April-December 1919) 6. The Campaign of Killing (1919-20) 7. Enter Black and Tans (1920) 8. Murder by the Throat (1920) 9. War and Truce (1921) 10. Treaty (1921) 11. Nemesis (1922-3) 12. Epilogue References Select Bibliography Index ...

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Robert Kee

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Robert Kee lives in London SE5. He is a distinguished historian and broadcaster. Penguin also publish THE LAUREL AND THE IVY, Robert Kee's acclaimed life of Parnell.

Résumé
THE GREEN FLAG stands as the most comprehensive and illuminating history of Irish Nationalism yet published. For many years available as three separate volumes (THE MOST DISTRESSFUL COUNTRY, THE BOLD FENIAN MEN and OURSELVES ALONE), this outstanding history is now available as a single volume.

Contenu
List of Maps
List of Tables
List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments

Part One: Who Were Irishmen?

1. Treaty Night
2. Contradictions of Irish Nationality
3. Strongbow (1170) to the Ulster Plantation (1609)
4. Great Rebellion (1641) to Penal Laws (1703)
5. Majority Living (1703-1880)
6. Minority Politics, 18th Century
   Part Two: The First Irish Republicans
7. Ireland and the French Revolution
8. Wolfe Tone and Samuel Neilson
9. United Irishmen and Defenders
10. French Contacts
11. Defenders and Orangemen
12. Bantry Bay
13. United Irishmen in Trouble
14. New French Preparations
15. Repression, 1798
16. Rebellion in Wexford
17. Collapse of United Irishmen
18. The French Landing
    Part Three: The Union
19. The Making of the Union
20. Robert Emmet's Fall and Rise
21. The Failure of the Union
22. Daniel O'Connell and Catholic Emancipation
23. The Repeal Debate
24. O'Connell and Davis
25. 'Monster Meetings'
26. Biding Time After Clontarf
27. O'Connell's Imprisonment and After
28. More 'Monster Meetings'
29. Repeal, Famine, and Young Ireland
30. The Irish Confederation
31. Smith O'Brien's 'Rising' 1848
32. The Corpse on the Dissecting Table
33. Beginnings of the Fenian Movement
34. James Stephens at Work
35. Stephens In and Out of Trouble
36. 1867: Bold Fenian Men
37. The Manchester Martyrs
    Part Four: The Tragedy of Home Rule
38. Beginnings of Home Rule
39. Parnell and the Land Crisis
40. Parnell and Home Rule
41. The Orange Card
42. Parnell's Fall
43. Second Home Rule Bill: Orangemen at Play
44. Nationalists at Ease
45. Growth of National Consciousness
46. Arthur Griffith and Sinn Fein
47. Asquith and the Third Home Rule Bill
48. Ulster Volunteers
49. The Liberal Nerve Begins to Fail
50. Volunteers and Home Rule
51. Volunteers and the European War
52. The 'Sinn Fein' Volunteers
53. Casement in Germany
54. The Dublin Rising, 1916
55. Executions and Negotiations
    Part Five: Ourselves Alone
56. Rebellion to De Valera's Election at Clare (July 1917)
57. The New Sinn Fein (July 1917-April 1918)
58. Conscription Crisis to General Election (December 1918)
59. Sinn Fein in a Vacuum (January-May 1919)
60. Michael Collins and Others (April-December 1919)
61. The Campaign of Killing (1919-20)
62. Enter Black and Tans (1920)
63. Murder by the Throat (1920)
64. War and Truce (1921)
65. Treaty (1921)
66. Nemesis (1922-3)
67. Epilogue
    References
    Select Bibliography
    Index