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The Atlas of the Irish Revolution is a landmark publication that presents scholarship on the revolutionary period in a uniquely accessible manner. Featuring over 350 original maps and 700 images, the Atlas includes over 100 contributions by leading scholars from a range of disciplines. They offer multiple perspectives on the pivotal years from the 1912 Home Rule crisis to the end of the Irish Civil War in 1923.Using extensive original data (much of it generated from newly-released archival material), researchers have mapped social and demographic change, political and cultural activity, state and non-state violence and economic impacts. The maps also portray underlying trends in the decades before the revolution and capture key aspects of the revolutionary aftermath. They show that while the Irish revolution was a 'national' event, it contained important local and regional variations that were vital to its outcomes. The representation of island-wide trends stand alongside street-level, parish, county and provincial studies that uncover the multi-faceted dynamics at play. The Atlas also captures the international dimensions of a revolution that occurred amidst the First World War and its tumultuous aftermath. Revolutionary events in Ireland received global attention because they profoundly challenged the British imperial project. Key revolutionaries operated transnationally before, during and after the conflict, while the Irish diaspora provided crucial support networks. The often neglected roles of women and workers are illuminated, while commentators consider the legacies of the revolution, including collective memories, cultural representations and historical interpretations. The Atlas of the Irish Revolution brings history to life for general readers and students, as well as academics. It represents a ground-breaking contribution to the historical geography of these compelling years of conflict, continuity and change.

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CHOICE Review

To borrow from Walt Whitman, Crowley, Ó Drisceoil, Murphy, and Borgonovo (all history or geography, Univ. College Cork) have produced a beautiful book that is "large and contains multitudes." It vividly documents the history of the Irish Revolution from the Great Famine and the Home Rule movement through the Easter Rising, the War of Independence, the Civil War and its aftermath, and its memory and commemorations in short essays by 146 scholars. The approach is interdisciplinary, and while history and geography are central, cultural, literary, economic, and social developments are also considered. The local experience is expertly linked to the national in sections such as "The Geography of the War for Independence," with figures showing support for Sinn Fein, agricultural populations on smallholdings, IRA membership by county, a photograph of an IRA flying column in Mid Galway, and a poster with a list of meetings in support of Eamon de Valera's candidacy in East Clare. At 962 pages and 11 pounds, this book is not very portable and might be housed in a reference section with space to peruse it. Teachers and students of Ireland and/or of nationalism and national identity will find it a fascinating and valuable resource. Over 300 maps and several hundred images, including graphics, photographs, and documents. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All university levels/libraries. --Ann Marie H. Plunkett, Piedmont Virginia Community College