by Richard English (1994)
This is a comprehensive and scholarly study of socialist republicanism in independent Ireland between the wars. The 1934 Republican Congress movement exemplified the socialist republican stance, holding that 'a Republic of a united Ireland will never be achieved except through a struggle which uproots capitalism on its way'. In this carefully argued study, Richard English demonstrates that the contradictory analysis which characterized the republican left during these years explains its political failure. He explores the mentality which typified republicans during the formative years of independent Ireland, and shows how their solipsistic zealotry was simultaneously self-sustaining and self-defeating. Dr English examines the complex relationship between economics and nationalism in the Irish Free State and the way in which this relationship determined the policies and success of the dominant Fianna Fail party. Radicals and the Republic is an important book which unravels the politics of a significant Irish republican cult and illuminates our reading of the history of independent Ireland.
Carlos Navajas Zubeldia prólogo, Paul Preston
Este libro trata acerca de la tragedia de los militares republicanos del Ejército español, haciendo una lectura de la misma inscrita en el largo plazo: desde el régimen de 1873 hasta lo que convencionalmente se suele denominar nuestros días, dominados por el debate sobre la llamada memoria histórica.
Dietmar Herz
Dieses Buch bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über Geschichte, Politik und Kultur Palästinas. Im Mittelpunkt stehen der Konflikt der Palästinenser mit dem Staat Israel und die palästinensische Politik unter Yassir Arafat. Die Autoren beschreiben die Hoffnungen und Probleme des Friedensprozesses und zeigen, wo die größten Hindernisse für einen dauerhaften Frieden liegen. Ein Blick auf das vielfältige kulturelle Leben im heutigen Palästina rundet die Darstellung ab. (Quelle: perlentaucher)
E. Stanly Godbold, Jr., Robert H. Woody
"Drawing extensively upon Gadsden's writings and letters, Christopher Gadsden and the American Revolution ... recreates the ... life of South Carolina's foremost patriot during the American Revolution and illuminates further that major episode in American history. The book contains all the known details of Gadsden's personal life as well as a thorough analysis of his political and military careers"--Jacket.
Nigel Worden
The book examines the major issues in South Africa's history, from the colonial conquest of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, through the establishment of racism, segregation and apartheid, to the spirit of reform, resistance and repression of the 1980s and, now, in this new edition, the first democratic elections in April 1994. With the break up of institutional apartheid, perspectives on recent South African history have undergone a significant shift. Nigel Worden examines these changes and assesses developments within the new South Africa in a wide historical context, providing a sharp, analytical overview for all those interested in modern South African history and politics.