Through a consideration of historical memory, commemoration and the 'imagined communities' of nationalism, Ireland and India examines three aspects of Ireland's imperial history: relationships between Irish and Indian nationalists, the construction of Irishmen as imperial heroes, and the commemoration of an Irish regiment's mutiny in India.
About the AuthorMICHAEL SILVESTRI is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Clemson University, South Carolina, USA.
Book InformationISBN 9780230216747
Author M. SilvestriFormat Hardback
Page Count 302
Imprint Palgrave MacmillanPublisher Palgrave Macmillan