| Robert Briscoe: Sinn Féin Revolutionary, Fianna Fáil Nationalist and Revisionist Zionist Contributor(s): McCarthy, Kevin (Author) |
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ISBN: 3034318413 ISBN-13: 9783034318419 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis OUR PRICE: $77.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Political Science - Social Science |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.90 lbs) 275 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This biography reveals the full significance of Robert Briscoe's influence within the contentious political culture of the early Irish state, as well as reinforcing his importance to the global Zionist rescue effort of the 1930s. Drawing on a wealth of previously unavailable archival material, the book charts Briscoe's evolution from a fringe Sinn F in activist in 1917 to a member of Michael Collins's personal staff in 1921. It also analyses his agonizing decision to abandon Collins and support the anti-Treaty stance of his close friend and political hero, amon de Valera, before becoming a founding member of Fianna F il in 1926. Most importantly of all, the book investigates Briscoe's evolving Jewish awareness, looking at his involvement in a traumatic immigration endeavour and also at his engagement with Ze'ev Jabotinsky and the New Zionist Organisation, under whose auspices he led political rescue missions to Poland, America and South Africa. |