When John Redmond declared No Irishman in America living 3,000 miles away from the homeland ought to think he has a right to dictate to Ireland the Irish leader unwittingly made a rod for his own back. In denying the newlyestablished United Irish League of America any input into party policy formulation, Redmond risked alienating the nations largest diaspora should a home rule crisis ever occur. That such a situation developed in 1914 is an established fact. That it was the product of Redmonds own naivety is open to conjecture. Home Rule from a Transnational Perspective The Irish Parliamentary Party and the United Irish League of America, 19011918 explores the Irish Partys subordination of its American affiliate in light of the ultimate demise of constitutional nationalism in Ireland. This book fills a void in Irish American studies. To date, research in this field has been dominated by Clan na Gael and the Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood, particularly the transatlantic links that underpinned the Easter Rising in 1916. Little attention has been paid to the Irish partys efforts to manage the diaspora in the years preceding the insurrection or to the individuals and organisations that proffered a more moderate solution to the ageold Irish Question. Breaking new ground, it offers a fresh and interesting perspective on the fall of the Home Rule Party and helps to explain the seismic shift towards a more radical approach to gaining independence. This book is essential reading...

Binding: Paperback;274 pages; Publisher: Vernon Art and Science; Classification: N/A; Weight: 491.49 g; Dimensions: N/A

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