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Subtitle: national symbols and political conflict in twentieth-century Ireland
By: Ewan Morris.
Publisher: Irish Academic Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Dublin, Ireland; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
Subjects: Political violence -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century.; Signs and symbols -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century.; Social conflict -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century.; Signs and symbols -- Political aspects -- Ireland.; Symbolism in politics -- Ireland.; Political culture -- Ireland.; Ireland -- Politics and government -- 20th century.; Ireland -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Description: "National symbols have long been highly contentious in Ireland, and they remain so today. While there have been a number of studies which have examined the role of symbols in the contemporary conflict in Northern Ireland, as yet there has been no detailed study of debates about national symbols in twentieth-century Ireland. This book fills that gap, outlining the historical background to the continuing controversy about national symbols in Ireland and shedding new light on the deep political divisions which have marked Irish society throughout this century. It focuses on the crucial period from 1922 to 1939 which saw the creation and consolidation of new governments in the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-299) and index.