Sean Lemass

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

539 kr

Tillfälligt slut

Sean Lemass is generally regarded as the man most responsible for the modernisation of Irish society. This book considers how Lemass evolved as a key figure in Fianna Fail governments and later to become one of the most influential leaders of twentieth-century Ireland. Professor Savage argues that by the time Lemass emerged out of the shadow of Eamon de Valera he had learned valuable lessons concerning the limitations of political power. By 1959 Lemass understood that principle sometimes had to be compromised to ensure the maintenance of political power. This short biography uses a wide array of resources to consider the policies he initiated during his long political career. It also addresses the relationships he developed with a number of institutions including the Government of Northern Ireland and the Catholic Church. This study considers how Lemass grappled with four critical issues during his tenure as Taoiseach. It explores how he tried to advance Ireland's moribund economy, and improve problematic relations with Northern Ireland, the British Government and the Catholic Church.What emerges is a portrait of a shrewd politician intent on moving Ireland forward as a modern, self-confident European nation.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-12-12
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLife and Times New Series
Antal sidor128
FörlagUniversity College Dublin Press
ISBN9781906359874

Tillhör följande kategorier

ROBERT SAVAGE is Associate Professor of the Practice of History at Boston College. His 2010 book A Loss on Innocence? Television and Irish Society won the 2010 James S. Donnelly, Sr. Prize for Best Book in History and Social Sciences from the American Conference for Irish Studies. His new book, The BBC's Irish Troubles: Television, Conflict and Northern Ireland will be published in the spring of 2015.

'The undoubted achievements of this legendary pragmatic politician are teased out in this new addition to the UCD Press "Life and Times new series" ... it takes a thematic structure, usefully examining Lemass's career." History Ireland, March/April 2015 'The author, who has a deep knowledge of the Lemass era, draws on the latest archival information in Britain as well as Ireland to throw further light on the career of a key figure in the consolidation of a young Irish state.' The Irish Catholic, February 2015