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Informationen zum Autor Marta Ramon holds a PhD from the University of Oviedo! in Spain! and is currently an IRCHSS Government of Ireland Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of History! National University of Ireland! Maynooth. Klappentext Arrogant! dictatorial! manipulative and unscrupulous about the means to attain his ends! but intensely charismatic and mesmerisingly persuasive! he lacked essential qualities as a revolutionary leader! but can be ranked among the best political organisers of the nineteenth century. "A Provisional Dictator" follows Stephens' revolutionary career and the course of the IRB under his leadership! explaining the tactical and political motives behind his most controversial decisions. Zusammenfassung A political biography of James Stephens, the founder of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. It traces Stephens' political and revolutionary career from his involvement in Young Ireland's insurrection in 1848 until his death in Dublin on 29 March 1901. Inhaltsverzeichnis Young Ireland; The Birth of the IRB; Early Years; 'The Clique'; The Irish People; The 'Year Of Action'; The End of a Dictatorship; Final Years; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
