Author : Conor McCarthy
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474410693
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)
Book Synopsis Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist Writings of James Connolly 1893-1916 by : Conor McCarthy
Download or read book Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist Writings of James Connolly 1893-1916 written by Conor McCarthy and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: James Connolly, the greatest Marxist and socialist thinker, organiser and leader Ireland ever produced, was also a great internationalist and anti-imperialist writer and campaigner. This wide-ranging anthology features a scholarly introduction which provides background to Connolly's life, career, and influences; and which contextualizes his work both in Ireland and internationally. The collection of texts presented here demonstrates that Connolly's writings are as pertinent in Ireland and the postcolonial world a century after his execution for leadership of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland as it was in his own lifetime. The Revolutionary and Anti-Imperialist Writings of James Connolly, 1893-1916 will be a vital and inspiring resource for students, scholars and activists seeking to understand the tumultuous history of early-twentieth century Ireland in both its local and imperial contexts, and looking for the tools to understand the inequities of our globalised world today.