TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fanning,Ronan
TI  - Éamon de Valera: A Will to Power 
SN  - 9780674970564
AV  - DA965.D4 F36 2016
PY  - 2016///]
CY  - Cambridge, MA : 
PB  - Harvard University Press, 
KW  - Presidents
KW  - Ireland
KW  - Biography
KW  - Revolutionaries
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Map: Éamon de Valera’s Homes in Blackrock --; Introduction --; 1. From Bruree to Blackrock --; 2. The Greening of Edward de Valera --; 3. Éamon de Valera and the 1916 Rising --; 4. The Assumption of Power, 1916–19 --; 5. Mission to America, 1919–20 --; 6. 1921: War and Peace --; 7. Catastrophe --; 8. A Glass Wall --; 9. The Path Back to Power --; 10. The Attainment of Independence, 1932–8 --; 11. Independence Affirmed: Neutrality in World War II --; 12. De Valera’s Ireland --; 13. Marking Time, 1948–59 --; 14. Last Laps, 1959–75 --; Conclusion --; References --; Select Bibliography --; Acknowledgements --; Index; restricted access
N2  - Ronan Fanning offers a reappraisal of the most famous, and most divisive, political figure in modern Irish history, reconciling Éamon de Valera’s shortcomings with a recognition of his achievement as the statesman who embodied Irish independence and spared the nation decades of unproductive debate on the pros and cons of remaining tied to Britain
UR  - https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674970564
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