Roddy Connolly and the Struggle for Socialism in Ireland
Publisher: Cork University Press
Published: October 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781859184202
Subjects: Biography: general; British & Irish history: from c 1900 -; History; History - General History; History: World; Europe - Ireland; History / Ireland; 20th century; Biography; Connolly, Roddy; Ireland; Politics and government; Socialists
Description: "Roddy Connolly was the son of James Connolly and a significant political figure in his own right. In a career that lasted over 60 years, he played a central role in many of the Irish Left's most important political initiatives. This book examines for the first time his career and evaluates his contribution to Irish politics in the twentieth century." "The three main aims of the book are: to chronicle and explain the career of one of the Irish Left's most important, if forgotten, figures; to offer a window into the development of the organisations and parties in which he was involved; to shed more light on and challenge existing interpretations of many key periods in twentieth-century Irish history."--Jacket.