Young Ireland: A Global Afterlife

Young Ireland: A Global Afterlife

by Christopher Morash
Young Ireland: A Global Afterlife

Young Ireland: A Global Afterlife

by Christopher Morash

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Overview

Follows a group of people exiled from Ireland after a failed rebellion and the role they had in the building of new nations and states

This book is about the Young Irelanders, a group of Irish nationalists in the mid-nineteenth century, who were responsible for a failed rebellion in Ireland during the Great Famine, who once exiled from Ireland, came to play formative roles in the fledgling democracies of Australia, Canada, and the United States. Christopher Morash illustrates how the Young Ireland generation developed particular philosophies of nationalism, democracy, citizenship, and minority rights in Ireland, which became an integral part of how they engaged with their adopted nations, where they came to occupy significant political and cultural roles.

Christopher Morash explores the stories and political trajectories of an acting-Governor of the Territory of Montana and Union Army General, a Confederate newspaper owner, a Premier of Victoria, and many other important figures. Despite their divergent trajectories, these individuals applied many of the same ideas that they had developed during their original Irish political project to their respective nations and movements. Young Ireland is a vital new perspective in the field of Irish diaspora studies, highlighting the impact the Young Ireland generation had on emerging democracies and international debates, both in spite of and because of their defeat and dispersion.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781479822232
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 09/05/2023
Series: The Glucksman Irish Diaspora Series , #8
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Christopher Morash is an Irish diplomat. He holds a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge, where he held a prestigious National University of Ireland Travelling Studentship.
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