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Don't know why, but for some reason a couple of articles about the period just after 1916 have got a load of views on my little Irish blog in the past 36 hours, so I thought I might mention them here. These were written about 20 years ago, and there have been some very good books and journal articles on these subjects since then. However, I think the pieces hold up very well: The working class and the national struggle, 1916-1921: https://theirishrevolution.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/the-working-class-and-the-national-struggle-1916-1921/ Women's rights and the national struggle, 1916-1922: https://theirishrevolution.wordpress.com/2011/08/31/women%E2%80%99s-rights-and-the-national-struggle-1916-1922/ Folks might also be interested in my thoughts (again written 20 years ago) on how current day elite concerns and politics (re)shaped historical writing about that period: Nationalisms and anti-nationalisms in Irish historiography: https://theirishrevolution.wordpress.com/2011/07/19/nationalisms-and-anti-nationalisms-in-irish-historiography/ Politics and the rise of Irish historical revisionism: https://theirishrevolution.wordpress.com/2011/08/01/politics-and-the-rise-of-revisionism/ The Easter Rising and the 'blood sacrifice': https://theirishrevolution.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/the-easter-rising-and-the-blood-sacrifice/ Connolly, Markievicz, the republicans and the debate over 1916: https://theirishrevolution.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/connolly-markievicz-the-republicans-and-the-debate-over-1916/ Phil _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
