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Chargement... Judging Lemass: The Measure of the Manpar Tom Garvin
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. 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. ( )
This beautifully produced book complements rather than rivals previous biographies of Seán Lemass. It presents extensive primary source material, including photographs and correspondence, which offer bite and context to those with an interest in the era but without access to the archival material.
An almost mythical narrative has grown up around Sean Lemass and his career as taoiseach (prime minister) of Ireland from 1959 to 1966. This scholarly and accessible new perspective contains the myth within the facts. Lemass was responsible for not one, but two economic revolutions during his time as Minister for Industry and Commerce. He steered the beginning of a long process that transformed Ireland from an agrarian province of Britain to a confident, developed country which has been seen as a model for many aspirant small nations. Among his innovations, Lemass instigated a new era in North-South relations and began the overhaul of the educational system. In 'Judging Lemass', renowned historian, Tom Garvin, introduces the many facets of Sean Lemass - a cusp figure who ushered in the modern world; a visionary who was imagining a United States of Europe, since the 1920s; a sharp dresser with a striking film noir style and a preference for Cuban cigars; an ex-revolutionary who lost two younger brothers to the conflict; a proud urbanite who regarded rural Ireland as somewhat alien and agriculture as a drag on economic development; and, above all, the architect of modern Ireland. Reproduced alongside the text in a tactile print quality are letters, state documents and a store of unseen photographs. Judging Lemass follows the stellar success of Judging Dev and precedes the next in the series of in-depth and visually lavish profiles of leaders, Judging Cosgrave. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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