{"product_id":"9783319434308","title":"Poland in the Irish Nationalist Imagination, 1772–1922: Anti-Colonialism within Europe","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePoland in the Irish Nationalist Imagination, 1772–1922: Anti-Colonialism within Europe\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHealy, Róisín\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2017-02-22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319434308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-43431-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 321\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47693418692748,"sku":"9783319434308","price":98.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319434308_1f7f9356-5dd2-477a-b7d6-94c7777b62e1.jpg?v=1776773382","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319434308","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}