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Lila Haines

Radicals & Realists: Political Parties in Ireland: A Concise History

Radicals & Realists: Political Parties in Ireland: A Concise History

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Radicals and Realists is a comprehensive guide to Irish politics, covering the 12 most significant political parties and their ideologies, achievements, trends, and milestones. It dispels popular myths and reveals the inconvenient truths about political ineptitude, corruption, authoritarianism, and tolerance of terrorism.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 275 pages
Publication date: 10 November 2022
Publisher: Welsh Academic Press


An essential introduction to Irish politics, Radicals and Realists expertly analyses the political parties that have influenced the history of pre- and post-partition Ireland. Lila Haines has meticulously researched guide provides concise histories of the island's 12 most significant political parties, revealing their ideals and deals, clashes and collaborations, and splinters and mergers. Dispassionate and insightful, Radicals and Realists discusses the achievements, trends, and milestones of the contemporary two-jurisdiction island. It also demolishes popular myths and reveals the inconvenient truths about political ineptitude, corruption, authoritarianism, or tolerance of terrorism that some parties may prefer to forget or rewrite. Radicals and Realists is an indispensable companion for all who wish to understand how political parties in Ireland have evolved, and how their electoral fortunes are shaping the future of the island they share.

An essential introduction to Irish politics, Radicals and Realists expertly analyses the political parties that have influenced the history of pre- and post-partition Ireland. Lila Haines has meticulously researched guide provides concise histories of the island's 12 most significant political parties, revealing their ideals and deals, clashes and collaborations, and splinters and mergers. Dispassionate and insightful, Radicals and Realists discusses the achievements, trends, and milestones of the contemporary two-jurisdiction island. It also demolishes popular myths and reveals the inconvenient truths about political ineptitude, corruption, authoritarianism, or tolerance of terrorism that some parties may prefer to forget or rewrite. Radicals and Realists is an indispensable companion for all who wish to understand how political parties in Ireland have evolved, and how their electoral fortunes are shaping the future of the island they share.

Weight: 526g
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781860571510

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