Forgotten Revolution: Limerick Soviet, 1919 A Threat to British Power in Ireland Unknown - 1991

The O'Brien Press, 1990T. hardcover. Good. 0.6000 9.3000 6.3000.

1990. Dublin, O'Brien Press, 1990. 24cm. 168 pages. Illustrated. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of external wear. The year 1919 was a time of revolution in Europe and Ireland. Six years after the Dublin Lockout, nationalist forces and trade unionists fused into powerful opposition to British rule. Against this background, an outbreak of worker power emerged in Limerick and the Limerick Soviet took over the city. This was the first such 'soviet' in either Britain or Ireland, and for two weeks they governed the city, producing newspapers, issuing their own currency and winning worldwide publicity. British authorities saw this event as a major threat and put Limerick under strict military control. This is the definitive account of an unsung but important moment in Ireland's history. It tells the story of the Soviet, and follows the events as they unfold day-by-day throughout the two weeks. It places the Soviet in the context of the… Leer más

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Dublin : O'Brien Press, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; 168 p. : ill., facsims., frontis., ports. ; 24 cm. Notes; SIGNED and inscribed by the author. Includes index. Bibl.: p.159-163. Summary; The year 1919 was a time of revolution in Europe and Ireland. Six years after the Dublin Lockout, nationalist forces and trade unionists fused into powerful opposition to British rule. Against this background, an outbreak of worker power emerged in Limerick and the Limerick Soviet took over the city. This was the first such 'soviet' in either Britain or Ireland, and for two weeks they governed the city, producing newspapers, issuing their own currency and winning worldwide publicity. British authorities saw this event as a major threat and put Limerick under strict military control. This is the definitive account of an unsung but important… Leer más