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Tom Garvin is professor of Politics at University College Dublin.

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Geboortedatum
1944
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
Ireland
Opleiding
University College Dublin (BA|History and Politics, MA|Politics)
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA (PhD|Political Science)
Organisaties
University College Dublin
Korte biografie
Tom Garvin is an Irish Professor Emeritus of Politics at University College Dublin

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This is my personal favourite of Garvin's books that I have. He performs an analysis of how the current Irish party system came into being, supported with statistical analysis, and comparative analysis with other similar countries. He goes right back to the time of fenianism and ribbonism and assesses the role of the IRB and then looks at the success of Sinn Féin post 1916. There is a very interesting comparative analysis of the memberships of Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin and discussion about the development of these and other parties.… (meer)
 
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thegeneral | Jul 14, 2011 |
By and large it is a very well written and argued book as one would expect from Garvin. It is obviously written from a pro-Treaty perspective, however, and so there is a desire to place the blame for starting the Civil War. De Valera features prominently as he does in other books by Garvin as a result. There are some statements in the book that are extremely difficult to support. For example, the Blueshirts were solely a movement to protect free speech - many would disagree.
 
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thegeneral | Jul 14, 2011 |
Garvin's book is very well written and argued. The author's focus is on the period between the demise of Parnell to the coming of independence in 1922. He attempts to analyse the disparate factors influencing those who would become in his words the "elite" of the revolutionary era. In my personal opinion chapters 5 and 6: assessing the role of the Gaelic League and Irish language and ideological themes and chapter 7: analysing republican opinion post-1922 defeat are the most interesting.
 
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thegeneral | Jul 14, 2011 |
I would agree highly with the review below from Barry Andrews in that this book is a complement to previous biographies of Lemass. Garvin does clearly point out that he regards John Horgan's biography "Seán Lemass: The Enigmatic Patriot'' as the definitive account of the man. This book does contain excellent source material, beautiful images and is excellently written and presented with a well-argued thesis. It should encourage enthusiasts of Lemass to read more about the great man.
 
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thegeneral | Jan 12, 2011 |

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10
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Populariteit
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Waardering
3.8
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ISBNs
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