The Most Distressful Country

by Robert Kee

Book Overview

The history of Irish Nationalism is the subject of Robert Kee's "The Green Flag". In Volume 1, he opens with the question "Who are the Irish?" and ranges from Ireland's earliest beginnings to the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140147586
• ISBN13: 9780140147582
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 3 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Excellent

The complex politics of the Irish revolt against the English is brought into a new light by Robert Kee. Kee manages to describe the failures and successes of Irish nationalism over the centuries in an exceedingly readable book. The Green Flag consists of three volumes ending in 1973 and so does not cover the recent conflict. It is still one of the best books ever written on Irish history.