De Valera - Long Fellow, Long Shadow

Coogan, Tim Pat

ISBN 10: 009175030X / ISBN 13: 9780091750305

Published by Hutchinson, London, 1993

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xii, 772 pages + of illustrations. Original publisher's cloth, spine lettered gilt, with unclipped dust jacket. Eamon de Valera (generally known as 'Dev' or 'the Long Fellow') remains a towering presence whose long shadow still falls over Irish life. Quite simply the history of Ireland for much of the twentieth century is the history of de Valera. From the 1916 Rising, the troubled Treaty negotiations and the Civil War, right through to his retirement after longer in power than any other twentieth-century leader, he has both defined and divided Ireland. Directly responsible for three creations, any one of which would have ensured fame: the Irish constitution, Fianna Fail, and the Irish Press Group. He helped create a political church-state monolith with implications for Northern Ireland, the social role of women, the Irish language and the whole concept of an Irish nation. De Valera was a world figure who remade Ireland, and yet attempted to confine his nation of disciples to the narrowest of cultural and intellectual horizons. Previous owner's stamp on preliminaries, otherwise a fine copy without any damage, library stamps, inscriptions or other markings. *** WEIGHT OVER 1.25 KG, EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGE WILL BE REQUESTED FOR DELIVERIES OUTSIDE OF IRELAND AND UNITED KINGDOM ***.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: De Valera - Long Fellow, Long Shadow
• Publisher: Hutchinson, London
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 009175030X
• ISBN 13: 9780091750305
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Irish History
  • Irish Biography
  • 20th Century

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Synopsis

From the 1916 Rising, the troubled Treaty negotiations and the Civil War, right through to his retirement after a longer period in power than any other 20th-century leader, Eamon de Valera has both defined and divided Ireland. He was directly responsible for the Irish Constitution, Fianna Fail (the largest Irish political party) and the Irish Press Group. He helped create a political church-state monolith with continuing implications for Northern Ireland, the social role of women, the Irish language and the whole concept of an Irish nation. Many of the challenges he confronted are still troubling the peace of Ireland and of Britain, and some of the problems are his legacy. This biography is by the author of "Michael Collins".