Conceiving revolution : Irish nationalist propaganda during the First World War / Ben Novick.
By: Novick, Ben.
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BookPublisher: Dublin : Four Courts Press, 2001Description: 272 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 1851826203; 9781851826209.Subject(s): World War, 1914-1918 -- Ireland
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Propaganda | World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Irish | Nationalism -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century | Republicanism -- Ireland -- History -- 20th century | History | HistoryDDC classification: 940.3415 NOV Summary: Arguing that the Great War was the central theme in Irish advanced nationalist propaganda from 1914 to 1918, this book draws the advanced nationalist press and uncatalogued collections of ephemera in the UK, the US and Ireland.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 940.3415 NOV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38888000843023 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Drawing on a complete set of the advanced nationalist press and uncataloged collections of ephemera in the UK, Ireland, and the US, Novick (history, University of Michigan and Oakland University) explores links between WWI and Irish propagandistic writing, looking in particular at the use of humor a
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Arguing that the Great War was the central theme in Irish advanced nationalist propaganda from 1914 to 1918, this book draws the advanced nationalist press and uncatalogued collections of ephemera in the UK, the US and Ireland.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- List of Abbreviations (p. 9)
- List of Illustrations (p. 11)
- Acknowledgments (p. 13)
- Introduction (p. 15)
- 1 Dupes, death and courage: advanced nationalist perceptions of the Great War and Irish soldiers in the British army (p. 51)
- 2 The Great War and the use of history in atrocity propaganda (p. 72)
- 3 Liars, savages, and the champion of Christianity: moral posturing and atrocity propaganda (p. 103)
- 4 Youth, sex, and Charlie Chaplin: 'moral tone' and the Irish revolution (p. 132)
- 5 Land agitation, famine, and the Great War, 1914-18 (p. 170)
- 6 Humour in advanced nationalist propaganda (p. 188)
- 7 Aggression and the Irish revolution (p. 222)
- Conclusion (p. 246)
- Select Bibliography (p. 249)
- Index (p. 263)