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Poland in the Irish Nationalist Imagination, 1772-1922 - Anti-Colonialism within Europe (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
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Poland in the Irish Nationalist Imagination, 1772-1922 - Anti-Colonialism within Europe (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
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This book explores the assertions made by Irish nationalists of a
parallel between Ireland under British rule and Poland under
Russian, Prussian and Austrian rule in the long nineteenth century.
Poland loomed large in the Irish nationalist imagination, despite
the low level of direct contact between Ireland and Poland up to
the twenty-first century. Irish men and women took a keen interest
in Poland and many believed that its experience mirrored that of
Ireland. This view rested primarily on a historical coincidence-the
loss of sovereignty suffered by Poland in the final partition of
1795 and by Ireland in the Act of Union of 1801, following
unsuccessful rebellions. It also drew on a common commitment to
Catholicism and a shared experience of religious persecution. This
study shows how this parallel proved politically significant,
allowing Irish nationalists to challenge the legitimacy of British
rule in Ireland by arguing that British governments were
hypocritical to condemn in Poland what they themselves practised in
Ireland.
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