Cumann Na MBan and the Irish Revolution 1914-1923 (Paperback)
$22.62 - Save $5.33 19% off - RRP $27.95 Free shipping worldwide (to United States and
all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Cumann Na MBan and the Irish Revolution 1914-1923 Cumann na mBan, a women's support group to the Irish Volunteers, was founded in 1914. Nationalist in outlook, its aims centred on arming Irish men, generating propaganda and presenting a united Irish opposition to English rule. For a time at least, Cumann na mBan had placed equality for women on the political agenda.
Full description- Publisher: The Collins Press
- Published: 15 August 2007
- Format: Paperback 216 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Gender Studies: Women | British & Irish History | 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000 | Revolutions, Uprisings, Rebellions
- ISBN 13: 9781905172146 ISBN 10: 1905172141
- Sales rank: 1,200,245
Full bibliographic data for Cumann Na MBan and the Irish Revolution 1914-1923
- Title
- Cumann Na MBan and the Irish Revolution 1914-1923
- Authors and contributors
- Physical properties
- Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
Width: 128 mm
Height: 198 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight: 308 g - Audience
- Professional and scholarly
General/trade
College/higher education - Language
- English
- ISBN
- ISBN 13: 9781905172146
ISBN 10: 1905172141 - Classifications
- Dewey: 941.50821
Nielsen BookScan Product Class: T5.2
BISAC category code: HIS037070
BIC subject category: HBLW
BISAC category code: SOC028000
BISAC category code: HIS031000
BISAC category code: HIS018000 - Illustrations note
- b&w pictures
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Imprint name
- The Collins Press
- Publication date
- 15 August 2007
- Publication City/Country
- Cork/IE
- Table of contents
- Acknowledgements vii Acronyms ix Introduction 1 Historical Background, Origins and Foundation 5 The Emergence of Nationalism and Feminism in Ireland 5 Origins of Cumann na mBan 9 The Inaugural Public Meeting 15 Consolidation, Expansion and the Preservation of Unity 1914-16 22 The Early Expansion 25 The Volunteer Split 33 Early Activities 41 Cumann na mBan and the Rising 51 A Nation Confused 52 On their own Initiative 58 A Beginning at the End 66 From the Gun to the Ballot Box 1916-18 72 Propagating the Republic 73 Cumann na mBan and Sinn Fein 84 Reorganisation and Republicanism 102 The War of Independence 1918-21 114 Cumann na mBan and the IRA 117 The Women at War 123 The Support Role 139 Numerical Contraction and Geographical Penetration 154 Social Status 165 Division and Civil War 1921-23 171 The Special Convention 176 Cumann na Saoirse 185 Branch Division and War 194 Women Behind the Wire 206 Conclusion 217 Appendix 221 Endnotes 223 Bibliography 254 Index 266
