| Imagining Alternative Irelands in 1912: Cultural Discourse in the Periodical Press Contributor(s): Ward, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1846826500 ISBN-13: 9781846826504 Publisher: Four Courts Press OUR PRICE: $69.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - History | Modern - 20th Century - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 072.915 |
| LCCN: 2017478194 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 246 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In pre-independence Ireland, there was not just one potential home rule nation, but rather a multitude of idealized Irelands, and journalists sought to promote their versions of the future to their readers. This work examines Irish periodicals as a network of ideas that played a vital role as a space for public debate in the year of home rule. Through periodicals, writers and editors debated religion, gender, nationalism, philology and race, and promoted their visions of a new Ireland. Nationalists, unionists, suffragists, syndicalists, theosophists and other ideologues derided their opponents and upheld their alternative Irelands. Exploring reactions towards subjects such as sport, music, literature, censorship and race provides us with a greater understanding of how post-independence Ireland was shaped by the debates of 1912. Subject: Irish Studies, History, Irish Periodicals, Irish Media, Irish Nationalism] |