Author : Kenneth L. Shonk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781782054405
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Ireland's New Traditionalists by : Kenneth L. Shonk
Download or read book Ireland's New Traditionalists written by Kenneth L. Shonk and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ireland's New Traditionalists explores the efforts by Fianna Fâail in the years 1926-1938 to construct a nationalist aesthetic rooted in idealised representations of masculinity and femininity, as evident in the party's electoral ephemerae, newspapers, speeches, and film. Moreover, the book situates Fianna Fâail within the context of interwar Europe, noting especially how the party was able to navigate the anxieties and complexities of this fraught period. These efforts did much to contribute to the party's electoral successes in the 1930s that climaxed with the declaration of an independent âEire"--