Sinn Féin: A Hundred Turbulent Years

by Brian Feeney

Book Overview

Sinn F in ("ourselves alone") is one of the most controversial political movements in Ireland. Here, for the first time, is the complete story of the rise and fall--and rise again--of a party that repeatedly has reshaped its identity over the course of a hundred years, moving from dual monarchy to dual strategy--the gun and the ballot box.
From Arthur Griffith to Gerry Adams, this is a roll-call of major personalities from Irish and British history and politics, including Eamon de Valera, Countess Constance Markievicz, David Lloyd George, Michael Collins, Ruair Br daigh, Cathal Goulding, Tom s MacGiolla, Margaret Thatcher, and Martin McGuinness.
Now at the beginning of the twenty-first century, Sinn F in seems poised to play a pivotal role in the Irish political arena, north and south, well into the future. Its place in history is still being written.

Copublished with the O'Brien Press, Dublin.
The Wisconsin edition is for sale only in North America and the Philippines.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299186709
• ISBN13: 9780299186708
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Well written history of Sinn Fein

This is a well written history of Sinn Fein. Unlike other books on this subject , this book was a delight to read. The author did a good job staying on subject , although he does tend to jump back and forth on the time line of events.