{"product_id":"1916-one-hundred-years-of-irish-independence-from-the-easter-rising-to-the-present","title":"1916: One Hundred Years of Irish Independence: From the Easter Rising to the Present","description":"There’s before 1916 and then there’s after. Between them lies the Easter Rising, when Irish republicans took up arms against British rule and changed the course of their country’s history forever. For though the resistance failed, it failed gloriously; the rebels were no longer a group of cranks and troublemakers in the public eye, but martyrs and national heroes, their example set the way for others and their mission lived on through the century to come.\n\nBut what sort of country did the Rising create? And how does post-1916 Ireland compare with the aspirations of the rebellion’s leaders, the hopes of Thomas MacDonagh and John MacBride, of James Connolly and Patrick Pearse?\n\nOne hundred years later, Tim Pat Coogan offers a personal perspective on the Irish experience that followed the Rising. He charts a flawed history that is marked as much by complacency, corruption, and institutional abuse as it is by the building of a nation and the sacrifices of the Republic’s founding fathers.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250110599\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1250110599.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Coogan, Tim Pat\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41358096171066,"sku":"DBV.1250110599.A","price":5.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1250110599-0.jpg?v=1775668415","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/1916-one-hundred-years-of-irish-independence-from-the-easter-rising-to-the-present","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}