Book prize: Shortlisted for the Geographical Society of Ireland's biannual Book of the Year Award, 2012-2013
Irelands 1916 Rising is a substantial study of modern Irelands pre-eminent site of memory, which is rich in informative details that offer insights into the historical construction of national heritage and the changing politics of commemoration. - Guy Beiner, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
'This book seeks to map the legacy of 1916 and capture its shifting meanings by considering the multifaceted varieties of commemoration ... A year into the Decade of Commemoration, McCarthys book is timely and provides a compelling overview of what came before.' - Dublin Review of Books
'Irelands 1916 Rising is rich with information and there are many anecdotes and references to enjoy ... this is an encyclopaedic work that will provide a valuable resource for anyone working on commemoration of the Easter Rising as its centenary approaches.' - Irish Geography
'This impressive volume, part of a burgeoning literature in heritage and commemorationist studies, offers a critical analysis of the multitudinous ways in which Dublins 1916 Easter Rising has been interpreted and re-appropriated over the last century ... Cultural commentators, politicians, curators, heritage advisers and historians of modern Ireland will enjoy this patiently researched and stimulating analysis.' - Journal of Historical Geography
Immaculately researched and a lively engagement with the key critical debates surrounding issues of memory, commemoration and historical legacies surrounding the revolutionary period in modern Irish history, this landmark contribution offers the much needed lens of Memory Studies as a frame through which the events of the 1916 Rising, and its subsequent commemoration, can be read. It adds to, and challenges, previous historical narratives and critical interpretations of 1916 and its impact on Irish culture and society - Dr. Nessa Cronin, Centre
'This book makes for a rewarding exploration of 1916 as a persistently shifting site of memory due to the changing politics of commemoration and the constant pressure of present needs and realities...McCarthys use of eclectic sources gives shape to the perennial renegotiation of the past in an ever-changing present' - Antoine Guillemette, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australasian Journal of Irish Studies
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