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Ireland's New Traditionalists : Fianna Fáil republicanism and gender, 1926-1938
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Title
Ireland's New Traditionalists : Fianna Fáil republicanism and gender, 1926-1938 / Kenneth Shonk.
ISBN
9781782054429
1782054391
9781782054399
1782054421
Publication
Cork : Cork University Press, 2021.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021
Copyright Notice Date
©2021.
Physical Description
1 online resource (240 pages).
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Summary
"Ireland's New Traditionalists explores the efforts by Fianna Fâail in the years 1926-1938 to construct a nationalist aesthetic rooted in idealised representations of masculinity and femininity, as evident in the party's electoral ephemerae, newspapers, speeches, and film. Moreover, the book situates Fianna Fâail within the context of interwar Europe, noting especially how the party was able to navigate the anxieties and complexities of this fraught period. These efforts did much to contribute to the party's electoral successes in the 1930s that climaxed with the declaration of an independent âEire"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE complete collection 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 17, 2023
Contents
Intro
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 Fianna Fáil's Immodest Innovation, 1926-31
Chapter 2 'Bright days are coming! In Quaker grey': Fianna Fáil and the construction of the Irish Feminine
Chapter 3 'You do your part, and we'll do the rest': Fianna Fáil's aesthetic masculinity
Chapter 4 'Queering' John Bull: Fianna Fáil and republican heteronormativity
Chapter 5 Conclusion: 'Ireland is not a bad old place after all!'
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Back Cover
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
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