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In The English Face of Irish Nationalism, Alan O’Day explicates on the history of Ireland’s national movement, particularly how it was shaped and given clout by an ascendant class of Anglo nobles. Starting with Gladstone’s liberal influence on the Irish question in the late 19th Century, O’Day analyzes the multiple prominent figures and governmental channels that most thoroughly developed strains of Irish nationalism. The paramount politico Parnell, a recognized Anglo-Irish leader, stands out as one of O’Day’s most crucial profiles.
During Ireland’s struggle for national autonomy, Parnell played an integral role in motivating the Irish people and diplomatically maneuvering against Britain. While The English Face of Irish Nationalism is concerned with the entirety of Irish nationalism in the years preceding the Irish Free State, O’Day closely inspects the political moves of Parnell, how is Anglo affiliation framed his form of Irish nationalism, and how he both aligned with and differed from fellow nationalists, most importantly the leftist and ethnically Irish factions of Ireland’s national movement.
Citations and Related Sources:
MacIntyre, Angus. “The Anglo-Irish and the New Ireland.” The English Historical Review, vol. 92, no. 365, 1977, pp. 866–868.
O’Brien, C. C. (1968). Parnell and His Party, 1880-90. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Pelling, Henry. Social Geography of British Elections London: Palgrave Macmillan, 1967. Print.
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