Volume 29, Number 7 · April 29, 1982
Ireland: The Shirt of Nessus
By Conor Cruise O'Brien
Irish Nationalism: A History of Its Roots and Ideology
by Sean Cronin
Continuum, 391 pp., $19.50
Mr. Cronin's book raises a fascinating subject: ideology in Irish nationalism. His own treatment of the subject is unsatisfactory, but he deserves some credit for making the attempt. In this article I propose to consider his treatment, briefly, and then the subject in itself, at some length.
Review, 5118 words
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