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Author : Anthony J. Jordan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Seán MacBride written by Anthony J. Jordan and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elizabeth Keane
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN 13 : 071716747X
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (171 download)
Download or read book Seán MacBride, A Life written by Elizabeth Keane and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2007-10-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exceptional man, an extraordinary career – a life of Seán MacBride, Ireland's most distinguished statesman Sean MacBride (1904–1988) was at different times the Chief of Staff of the IRA, a top criminal lawyer, leader of Clann na Poblachta, Irish Foreign Minister, UN Commissioner, and a founding member of Amnesty International. He is the only person to have won both the Nobel Peace Prize (1974) and the Lenin Peace Prize (1977). Seán MacBride, A Life, by accomplished historian Elizabeth Keane, is the first complete biography of this multifaceted, complex and internationally renowned Irish politician. From revolutionary terrorist to conservative constitutional politician to liberal elder statesman and international humanitarian, Seán MacBride uncovers the political and personal story of one of twentieth-century Ireland's most controversial figures. Seán MacBride begins with MacBride's birth in Paris in 1904. With icons of the nationalist movement in Ireland for parents, MacBride's future as a politician was fated: his father John MacBride was a Boer War hero executed for his role in the Easter Rising of 1916; his mother Maud Gonne was an outspoken revolutionary and the lost love and muse of Ireland's most famous poet W.B. Yeats. Seán MacBride then looks at MacBride's membership of the IRA, which he joined as teenager. He fought in both the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War. Seán MacBride charts his rapid rise through the ranks, looking at how he became the Director of Intelligence and later Chief of Staff of the IRA before relinquishing his position and becoming a top criminal barrister. MacBride entered Dáil Éireann for the first time in 1947 as the leader of Clann na Poblachta, and formed the first coalition government in Irish history in 1948. Appointed Minister for External Affairs (Foreign Minister), Seán MacBride considers MacBride's tenure in office, which included overseeing the acceptance of the European Convention on Human Rights, the rejection of NATO and Ireland's exit from the Commonwealth. His refusal to support fellow Clann na Poblachta TD Noël Browne's Mother-and-Child Scheme in the face of the opposition of the Catholic bishops led to the collapse of the coalition. MacBride lost his seat in the 1957 election, retired officially from Irish party politics and entered the third phase of his life: international statesman and human rights activist. Seán MacBride looks at the pivotal role MacBride played in European and international politics and human rights over the course of his later years, including founding Amnesty International, opposing apartheid in South Africa and agitating against nuclear armament. Few Irish politicians have had such an impact domestically and internationally. From MacBride's violent IRA beginnings to his later advocacy of peace in politics, Seán MacBride, A Life captures the twists and turns of a fascinating career. A figure of national and international importance, one of the most distinguished Irish people of the twentieth century, he has found a biographer of authority and assurance in Elizabeth Keane, whose survey of his life and times is astute, insightful and convincing. Praise for Elizabeth Keane: 'A singular voice in Irish history' The Sunday Business Post Seán MacBride, A Life: Table of Contents Preface - Man of Destiny - A Sort of Homecoming - From Chief-of-Staff to Chief Counsel - Fighting Your Battles - The Harp Without the Crown - Rattling the Sabre - Coming out of the Cave - Catholic First, Irishman Second - A Statesman of International Status - Never Lost His Fenian FateConclusion
Author : Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1846316588
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (463 download)
Download or read book Seán MacBride written by Caoimhe Nic Dháibhéid and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Ireland's most abidingly controversial political figures, Seán MacBride (1904-88) was a youthful participant in the Irish Revolution and an active member of the Irish Republican Army, rising through the ranks to occupy a leadership position for fifteen years. Seán MacBride is the first book to focus exclusively on MacBride's republican activities, on which his controversial reputation in Irish and British political circles rests. With extensive use of recently released archival material, including Department of Justice records and Bureau of Military History witness statements, this book combines a biographical focus with wider assessments of the important themes, including the persistence of republican opposition to the state after the Civil War and Ireland's ambiguous experience of World War II.
Author : Anthony J. Jordan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780957622944
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (229 download)
Download or read book Maud Gonne's Men written by Anthony J. Jordan and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Maud Gonne
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Maud Gonne's Irish Nationalist Writings, 1895-1946 written by Maud Gonne and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maud Gonne is often seen as a beautiful adjunct to famous men: as the muse and unrequited love of W.B. Yeats, the estranged wife of nationalist hero John MacBride and the mother of human rights activist Sean MacBride. However, she was an important revolutionary figure in her own right. This collection of the political writings of Maud Gonne sets out to broaden our understanding of female activism during the foundation of the Irish state and to appreciate the intellectual work of someone whose political engagement has been neglected. It examines the major campaigns of Gonne's political career: amnesty, children and the poor, the cause of Ireland, transnational solidarity, the literary revival, and the failures of the Free State. This is a passionate account of Irish wrongs and a fitting testament to a life dedicated to political freedom and social justice. -- Publisher description.
Author : John Pilger
Publisher : Salem House Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Outsiders written by John Pilger and published by Salem House Publishers. This book was released on 1985 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1983 John Pilger interviewed nine remarkable people in a series broadcast on Channel 4 called "The Outsiders." He and Michael Coren, who researched the series have edited these, and added a chapter on Ken Livingstone to make this book a unique record of the outsider's contribution to society.
Author : Arminta Wallace
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ISBN 13 : 9780907011408
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (114 download)
Download or read book The Times We Lived In written by Arminta Wallace and published by . This book was released on 2014-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most popular features in The Irish Times is the series of nostalgic photographs that are carried on the inside back cover of the Saturday magazine under the title 'The Times We Lived In'. This book collects more than 100 of these images.
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Transcript of an Interview with Sean MacBride, 1984 written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sean MacBride was interviewed on June 8, 1984 in Dublin, Ireland. MacBride was a founding member of Amnesty International and served as its International Chairman.
Author : Aideen Carroll
Publisher : Mercier Press Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1856356698
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (563 download)
Download or read book Seán Moylan written by Aideen Carroll and published by Mercier Press Ltd. This book was released on 2010 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portrait of one of Cork's foremost guerrilla leaders, who fought in the War of Independence and the Civil War and was a leading politician in the Fianna Fail Government for two decades until his untimely death in 1957. Sean Moylan offers a close and personal look at the man and his life. A fearless fighter, he led a series of ambushes in Cork as Commandant of the Cork No. 2 Brigade. He was part of the team that captured the only British General to be abducted during the War of Independence. Following the truce he fought on the anti-Treaty side during the Civil War. He was elected to the Dail in 1932 and served in various Cabinet posts until his death in 1957. Featuring previously unpublished letters from key figures in the Republican movement, this new biography offers a crucial insight into the realities of the War of Independence, the Civil War and the foundation of Fianna Fail.
Author : Fr Sean McManus
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1848899319
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (488 download)
Download or read book My American Struggle for Justice in Northern Ireland written by Fr Sean McManus and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2011-03-19 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For almost forty years, Fr Sean McManus has been at the heart of the Irish American campaign to pressurise the British government regarding injustice in Northern Ireland. This is a deeply personal account of how his lone voice mainstreamed Northern Ireland on Capitol Hill, after the Catholic Church removed him from Britain. He became 'Britain's nemesis in America', founding the Irish National Caucus in 1974. Also chronicles the events and social context that influenced him, growing up in a parish divided by the Border.
Author : Kim Bendheim
Publisher : OR Books
ISBN 13 : 9781682192061
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Maude Gonne written by Kim Bendheim and published by OR Books. This book was released on 2021-04-27 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maud Gonne, the legendary woman known as the Irish Joan of Arc, left her mark on everyone she met. She famously won the devotion of one of the greatest poets of the age, William Butler Yeats. Born into tremendous privilege, she allied herself with rebels and the downtrodden and openly defied what was at the time the world's most powerful empire. She was an actress, a journalist and an activist for the cause of Irish independence. Ignoring the threat of social ostracism, she had several children out of wedlock. She was an independent woman who charted her own course. Yet Maud Gonne was also a lifelong anti-semite, someone who, even after the horrors of the Second World War, could not summon sympathy for the millions murdered by the Nazis. A believer in the occult and in reincarnation, she took mescaline with Yeats to enhance visions of mythic Irish heroes and heroines, and in mid-life converted to Catholicism in order to marry her husband, the Irish Catholic war hero John MacBride. What motivated this extraordinary person? Kim Bendheim has long been fascinated by Maud Gonne's perplexing character, and here gives us an intensely personal assessment of her thrilling life. The product of much original research, including interviews with Gonne's equally vivid, unconventional descendants, The Fascination of What's Difficult is a portrait of a powerful woman who, despite her considerable flaws, continues to inspire.
Author : Stuart MacBride
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0008257094
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Now We Are Dead written by Stuart MacBride and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She can’t prove he did it. But she might die trying... From the Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author of the Logan McRae series, comes a standalone spinoff featuring DS Roberta Steel.
Author : Brian Girvin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Lemass Era written by Brian Girvin and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: POLITICS, WORLD AFFAIRS / IRISH / HISTORY
Author : Donal Fallon
Publisher : The O'Brien Press
ISBN 13 : 1847178049
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (471 download)
Download or read book John MacBride written by Donal Fallon and published by The O'Brien Press. This book was released on 2015-10-12 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major John MacBride, who was Born in Westport, County Mayo in 1868, was a household name in Ireland when many of the leaders of the Easter Rising were still relatively unknown figures. As part of the 'Irish Brigade', a band of nationalists fighting against the British in the Second Boer War, MacBride's name featured in stories in the Freeman's Journal and Arthur Griffith's United Irishman. The Major went on to travel across the United States, lecturing audiences on the blow struck against the British Empire in South Africa. His marriage to Maud Gonne, described as 'Ireland's Joan of Arc', led to further notoriety. Their subsequent bitter separation involved some of the most senior figures in Irish nationalism. MacBride was dismissed by William Butler Yeats as a 'drunken, vainglorious lout; Donal Fallon attempts to unravel the complexities of the man and his life and what led him to fight in Jacob's factory in 1916. John MacBride was executed in Kilmainham Gaol on 5 May 1916, two days before his forty-eighth birthday.
Author : Donald H. Akenson
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801430862
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Conor written by Donald H. Akenson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in 1917 into an Ireland torn by nationalist passions, O'Brien was trained as a diplomat and rose to international prominence during the Belgian Congo crisis. As special representative for UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold, O'Brien was caught in the middle of big power politics. After resigning in a furor, he wrote To Katanga and Back (1962), a classic in modern African history and still the only book to reveal how the UN works behind its marble facade. O'Brien then became Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana and waged a battle for academic freedom against one of the most amiable of tyrants, Kwame Nkrumah.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book U.N. Special Session on Disarmament written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kasey McCall-Smith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1509926933
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (99 download)
Download or read book The Faces of Human Rights written by Kasey McCall-Smith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-05-16 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As human rights discourse increasingly focuses on analysing states and the institutions that promote and support the human rights machinery that states have created, this volume serves to recall that despite the growing size of the machinery and unwieldy nature of states, human rights began with real people. It samples a broad range of actors and localities where everyday people fought to ensure that the basic principles of human rights became a reality for all. This volume will give a face to the everyday people to whom credit is due for shaping human rights. It also responds to the perennial question of how to begin a career in human rights by highlighting that there is no single path into this dynamic field, a field built on the back of small initiatives by people across a broad spectrum of career paths.
