Conflict, Diaspora, and Empire - Irish Nationalism in Britain, 1912–1922

From the politics of John Redmond to the political violence of Michael Collins, Irish nationalism in Britain was integral to British assessments of the Irish Question. Far from a 'sideshow' to the revolutionary events in Ireland, this study argues that the Irish Revolution was defined by political conflicts, and cultures, across the Irish Sea.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Nationalists, separatists, and the British political maze; 2. Volunteers, war, and rebellion; 3. Nationalists, republicans, and the politics of war; 4. Democracy, citizenship, and the Irish national ideal; 5. Arms, conflict, and post-war violence; Conclusion; Index.

About the author

Darragh Gannon is Head of Irish Studies at University College Dublin and Fulbright Irish Scholar at Georgetown University. He has previously held fellowships at the University of Melbourne, the University of Toronto, and New York University. He has published widely on the Irish diaspora and the Irish Revolution, including Proclaiming a Republic: Ireland, 1916 and the National Collection (2016) and Ireland 1922: Independence, Partition, Civil War, with Fearghal McGarry (2021). He currently serves as Vice President of the Global Irish Diaspora Congress.

Product details

• Authors: Gannon Darragh
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.04.2025
• EAN: 9781009158282
• ISBN: 978-1-009-15828-2
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Historiography, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Ireland, Historiography, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Social and cultural history, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Relating to people of the European diasporas / heritage, HISTORY / Revolutions, Uprisings & Rebellions