John mitchel
Auteur :
Quinn, James
Éditeur :
University College Dublin Press
ISBN :
9781906359157
Date de publication :
21 nov. 2008
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Irlande
John Mitchel (1815-75) was sentenced to 14 years' transportation for attempting to incite rebellion in Ireland in 1848, in captivity he wrote his famous "Jail Journal", which starkly expressed his hatred of the British empire. This biography attempts to discover the origins of Mitchel's views, and also to examine their influence.