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Indlæser... Markievicz: A Most Outrageous Rebel (Second Edition) (udgave 2018)af Lindie Naughton (Forfatter)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. I have always enjoyed learning about Markievicz and this book did help me learn more. The book gives a good amount of detail to her background in Sligo and to her relationship with her Polish husband and their life in Dublin. Her gradual embrace of cultural nationalism to becoming a full-flung advanced republican is a journey shared by many. Each chapter tells a different stage in this tale. I also found interesting the research which gave more depth to her involvement in labour and the arts and the relationships she encountered as a result. I think the book would have been assisted by a thorough list of footnotes/endnotes. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Countess Constance Markievicz was a revolutionary, a socialist, and a feminist, as well as an artist and writer. A natural leader, 'Madame', as she was known to thousands of Dubliners, took an active part in the 1916 Rising and was one of the few leaders to escape execution. Instead, she spent an arduous year in an English prison, surrounded by murderers, prostitutes, and thieves. Later, during another stretch in prison, she made history as the first woman elected to the House of Commons. Lindie Naughton's compelling biography sheds light on all facets of Markievicz's life-her privileged upbringing in County Sligo, her adventures as an art student in London and Paris, her marriage to an improbable Polish count, her political education, her several prison stretches, and her emergence as one of the pivotal figures in early 20th-century Ireland. Constance Markievicz, a woman with a huge heart, battled all her adult life to establish an Irish republic based on cooperation and equality for all. Her message is as relevant today as it was a century ago. [Subject: Irish Studies, History, Biography, Gender Studies] No library descriptions found. |
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