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Ireland's new traditionalists : Fianna Fáil republicanism and gender, 1926-1938

Title
Ireland's new traditionalists : Fianna Fáil republicanism and gender, 1926-1938 / Kenneth Shonk.
Author
Shonk, Kenneth L.
Publication
  • Cork, Ireland : Cork University Press, 2021.
  • ©2021

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Description
xii, 228 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
The creation of Fianna Fail in 1926 marked a new era in Irish politics wherein an evolved version of Irish republicanism, suited to operate in the Irish Free State, entered the political arena. Fianna Fail was indeed a political organisation, but it was also a nationalist project, intent on creating a wide-reaching electorate and shaping Ireland's political discourse. De Valera's party defied the moribund direction of Irish republicanism, reversing the trend to the extent that the movement ultimately triumphed with the passage of the 1937 Bunreacht na hEireann (Constitution of Ireland) and the Eire Confirmation Bill of 1938. Ireland's New Traditionalists situates Fianna Fail's nationalist republican project within a broader European context by analysing the republican aesthetic through the lens of gender theory as well as situating Ireland within the context of interwar Europe. This analytical approach reveals that Fianna Fail--the party that 'made' the modern Irish Republic--spent a great deal of time and energy in building a national discourse rooted in a male/female binary that served to 'correct' short term crises and long-term traumas by fabricating versions of an idealised Irish Feminine and Masculine that served to embody the party's vision of a traditionalist, yet modern Ireland. --
Subject
  • Fianna Fáil > History > 20th century
  • Fianna Fáil
  • Since 1900
  • Women > Political activity > History > Ireland > 20th century
  • Ireland > History > 1922-
  • Ireland
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 21-8289
ISBN
  • 1782054391
  • 9781782054399
OCLC
1227692590
Author
Shonk, Kenneth L., author.
Title
Ireland's new traditionalists : Fianna Fáil republicanism and gender, 1926-1938 / Kenneth Shonk.
Publisher
Cork, Ireland : Cork University Press, 2021.
Copyright Date
©2021
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
Since 1900
Research Call Number
JFE 21-8289
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