32 Counties by Kieran Allen

32 Counties by Kieran Allen

Partitioning Ireland was an experiment that has lasted a century. Now it is time for it to come to an end

The phrase 'If we don't learn from the past, we are doomed to repeat it', seems more apt about Ireland than anywhere elseTo look at Ireland through the prism of class is to see not what might have been but what brightness the future might bring. Kieran Allen's new book is Irish history seen anew, from below, bristling with practical lessons for working-class struggle today'

-- Eamonn McCann, politician, journalist and political activist

'Showing how partition was not to separate two hostile cultures but a strategy to defend the British empire, it traces the grisly story through to the return of the national question today when Irish unity can be posed again on a new socialist basis. Essential reading for anyone who wants to change Irish society'

-- Brid Smith, People Before Profit TD

'An important contribution to a debate that has been reignited. It is an excellent tool for activists who are navigating the arguments in favour of ending partition'

-- Gerry Carroll, MLA Stormont Assembly for West Belfast

‘Makes a compelling case that Connolly’s class-oriented vision offers a way out of the sectarian maze Ireland has been trapped in since partition’

-- ‘Jacobin’

'If there is one book you need to read to grasp what’s going on in Ireland, and Northern Ireland specifically, it must be Kieran Allen’s 32 Counties’

-- ‘Counterfire’

Kieran Allen is an Emeritus Associate Professor of Sociology at University College Dublin. He is the author of numerous books, including 1916: Ireland's Revolutionary Tradition and 32 Counties: The Failure of Partition and the Case for a United Ireland. He has made regular appearances in the Irish media, both on television and newspapers, and is a regular contributor to Rebel news.

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ISBN 13	9780745344171
ISBN 10	0745344178
Title	32 Counties
Author	Kieran Allen
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pluto Press
Year published	2021-04-20
Number of pages	208
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.