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Patrick Pearse was not only leader of the 1916 Easter Rising but also one of the main ideologues of the IRA. Based on new material on his childhood and underground activities, this book places him in a European context and provides an intimate account of the development of his ideas on cultural regeneration, education, patriotism and militarism.
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'An important contribution to our knowledge of Ireland's most complex revolutionary. By providing a rounded portrait of Patrick Pearse's life, and setting his ideas within the broader context of his times, Augusteijn offers a compelling account of Pearse's journey from cultural nationalism to republican violence.' - Fearghal McGarry, Queen's University Belfast
'A welcome and much-needed reassessment of the life of Patrick Pearse. Drawing on many previously unknown sources, Augustejin describes a figure who is more complex, and ultimately more human, than the popular image of Pearse allows. This book will surely become essential reading for anyone interested in Pearse and his times.' - Brian Crowley, Curator of the Pearse Museum, Dublin
'This book is a major contribution to our undestanding of Patrick Pearse and early twentieth-century Ireland. Any further analysis will rest on a solid base of empirical research, and in providing this thorough account of Pearse's life, Joost Augusteijn has opened up significant new dimensions of his subject for exploration.' - Irish Historical Studies
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About the author
JOOST AUGUSTEIJN lectures at Leiden University. He has previously held posts at Trinity College, Dublin and Queens University Belfast. He is author of From Public Defiance to Guerrilla Warfare. The experience of ordinary Volunteers in the Irish War of Independence 1916-1921 (Dublin 1996), and editor of several volumes, including The Irish Revolution, 1913-1923 (London 2002).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Patrick Pearse
Book Subtitle: The Making of a Revolutionary
Authors: Joost Augusteijn
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230290693
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-24871-7Published: 29 September 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-230-27765-6Published: 29 September 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-29069-3Published: 29 September 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 428
Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, European History, Modern History, Terrorism and Political Violence, Literature, general, History of Military