Patrick Pearse
Subtitle: the making of a revolutionary
By: Joost Augusteijn
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 428
ISBN-13: 9780230248717; 9780230277656
Subjects: Politics and government; Revolutionaries; Biography; History
Description: "Patrick Pearse was not only a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising but also one of the main ideologues of physical-force nationalism in Ireland. Based on much new material, this book provides an intimate account of the development of his ideas on cultural regeneration, education, patriotism and militarism and places them in a European context"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Person; title: Cultural Nationalism; title: Educationalist; title: Politician; title: Revolutionary; title: Legacy: The failure in triumph.