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Lorcan Collins - James Connolly, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

James Connolly

A Revolutionary Life

Av Lorcan Collins

206 kr

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James Connollybelieved in a day when socialism and nationalism would rise together andIreland would be free. Born in Edinburgh in 1868, James Connolly moved to Dublin in 1896 and founded the Irish Socialist Republican Party and the Workers’ Republic newspaper. He lectured and campaigned for socialism in the US, where he also organised for the Industrial Workers of the World. In 1913 he stood with Jim Larkin in the fight for workers’ rights during the Lockout in Dublin. A founder of the Irish Citizen Army, he conspired to overthrow British rule in Ireland. He was appointed commandant-general of the Dublin Division of the Army of the Irish Republic during the Easter Rising 1916. Despite being severely wounded, Connolly was executed in Kilmainham Gaol on 12 May 1916.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2027-02-08
  • Mått: 155 x 225 x 19 mm
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 304
  • Upplaga: 2
  • Förlag: O'Brien Press Ltd
  • ISBN: 9781788497114
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Lorcan Collins was born and raised in Dublin. A lifelong interest in Irish history led to the foundation of his hugely popular 1916 Rebellion Walking Tour in 1996. He is the co-author, with Conor Kostick, of TheEaster Rising: A Guide to Dublin in 1916. He is also the author of 1916:The Rising Handbook and Ireland’s War of Independence 1919-21: The IRA’sGuerilla Campaign. Lorcan was co-editor, with Professor Ruan O’Donnell, of 16Lives, a series of sixteen biographies of the executed leaders of the Easter Rising. Lorcan lectures on 1916 in the US and is a contributor to historical journals, radio and TV. He is also the host of the Revolutionary Ireland Podcast.

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