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  • Patrick Pearse

    The Making of a Revolutionary

    by J. Augusteijn ...
    Series series History (R0)
    Patrick Pearse was not only leader of the 1916 Easter Rising but also one of the main ideologues of the IRA. Based on new material on his childhood and underground activities, this book places him in a European context and provides an intimate account of the development of his ideas on cultural regeneration, education, patriotism and militarism. ... Read more

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  • The Irish Revolution, 1913-1923

    Was there an Irish Revolution, and - if so - what kind of revolution was it? What motivated revolutionaries and those who supported them? How was the war fought and ended? What have been the repercussions for unionists, women and modern Irish politics?These questions are here addressed by leading historians of the period through both detailed assessments of specific incidents and wide-ranging ... Read more

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  • Region and State in Nineteenth-Century Europe

    Nation-Building, Regional Identities and Separatism

    Edited by J. Augusteijn, H. Storm ...
    Series series History (R0)
    In reaction to the centralizing nation-building efforts of states in nineteenth-century Europe, many regions began to define their own identity. In thirteen stimulating essays, specialists analyze why regional identities became widely celebrated towards the end of that century and why some considered themselves part of the new national self-image. ... Read more

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  • Political Religion Beyond Totalitarianism

    The Sacralization of Politics in the Age of Democracy

    Edited by J. Augusteijn, P. Dassen, M. Janse ...
    Series series History (R0)
    The success of fascist and communist regimes has long been explained by their ability to turn political ideology into a type of religion. These innovative essays explore the notion that all forms of modern mass-politics, including democracies, need a form of sacralization to function. ... Read more

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  • Historical Perspectives on Democracies and their Adversaries

    Series series History (R0)
    This book historicizes the debate over how democratic regimes deal with anti-democratic groupings in society. Democracies across the world increasingly find themselves under threat from enemies, ranging from terrorists to parties and movements that undermine democratic institutions from within. This compilation of essays provides the first historical exploration of how democracies have dealt with ... Read more

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  • How Revolutionary Were the Bourgeois Revolutions? (Abridged Edition)

    by Neil Davidson ...
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    Presenting a new historical narrative on European integration and identity this title examines how the concept of Europe has been entangled in a dynamic and dramatic tension between calls for unity and arguments for borders and division. Through an in-depth intellectual history of the idea of Europe, Mats Andren interrogates the concept of integration and more recent debates surrounding European ... Read more

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