Burning The Big House: Story Of Irish Country House In A Time War And Revolution Terence Dooley Yale University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία History General

The Gripping Story Of Tumultuous Destruction Irish Country House Spanning Revolutionary Years 1912 To 1923 During Revolution Nearly Three Hundred Houses Were Burned Ground These “Big Houses” Powerful Symbols Conquest Plantation And Colonial Oppression Caught Up In Struggle For Independence Conflict Between Aristocracy Those Demanding Access More Land Stripped Their Most Important Artifacts Never Rebuilt Ruins Such As Summerhill Stood Like Ghostly Figures Generations Come Terence Dooley Offers A Unique Perspective On Exploring Struggles Over Impact Great War Why Mansions Landed Class Became Symbolic Target Republicans Throughout Period Details Shockingly Sudden Acts Occupation Destruction—Including Soldiers Using Rembrandt Dart Board—And Evokes Exhilaration Felt By Revolutionaries At Seizing Grand Visibly Overturning Established Order Σελίδες: 368 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0707 Διαστάσεις: 12 7X12 7Cm