| The Making of Fianna Fáil Power in Ireland 1923-1948 Contributor(s): Dunphy, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198204744 ISBN-13: 9780198204749 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $185.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1995 Annotation: This is the first major examination of the origins and development of the highly influential Fianna Fail party in Irish politics. Richard Dunphy explores the historical development of the party, looking at its organizational structure, the evolution of its ideology, and the interactions between party and state, and analyses how the changing social structure of Ireland affected Fianna Fail policies. The result is a fascinating mixture of detailed empirical research and broader theoretical analysis which reconstructs Fianna Fail's rise to power and explains how it retained its position of dominance. The author locates the historical experience of Fianna Fail rule in Ireland within the broader dimensions of European politics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - History | Europe - Ireland - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 324.241 |
| LCCN: 94044524 |
| Lexile Measure: 1630 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.33 lbs) 356 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first major study of the origins, development, and strategies of Fianna Fail; showing how the party achieved its central role in Irish politics. Dunphy explores its historical development, looking at its organizational structure, the evolution of party ideology, and the interactions between party and state. He analyses how the changing social structure of Ireland affected Fianna Fail policies, and demonstrates how the inadequacies of rival political parties' responses to crises benefited Fianna Fail. The author locates the historical experience of Fianna Fail rule in Ireland within the broader dimensions of European politics. The result is a fascinating mixture of detailed empirical research and broader theoretical analysis which reconstructs Fianna Fail's rise to power and explains how it retained its position of dominance. |
