An Irish Passion For Justice

Author : Robert Polner,Michael Tubridy
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501775345

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An Irish Passion for Justice by Robert Polner,Michael Tubridy Pdf

An Irish Passion for Justice reveals the life and work of Paul O'Dwyer, the Irish-born and quintessentially New York activist, politician, and lawyer who fought in the courts and at the barricades for the rights of the downtrodden and the marginalized throughout the 20th century. Robert Polner and Michael Tubridy recount O'Dwyer's legal crusades, political campaigns, and civic interactions, deftly describing how he cut a principled and progressive path through New York City's political machinery and America's reactionary Cold War landscape. Polner and Tubridy's dynamic, penetrating depiction showcases O'Dwyer's consistent left-wing politics and defense of accused Communists in the labor movement, which exposed him to sharp criticism within and beyond the Irish-American community. Even so, his fierce beliefs, loyalty to his brother William, who was the city's mayor after World War II, and influence in Irish-American circles also inspired respect and support. Recognized by his gentle brogue and white pompadour, he fought for the creation of Israel, organized Black voters during the Civil Rights movement, and denounced the Vietnam War as an insurgent Democratic candidate for US Senate. Finally, he enlisted future president Bill Clinton to bring an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland. As the authors demonstrate, O'Dwyer was both a man of his time and a politician beyond his years. An Irish Passion for Justice tells an enthralling and inspiring New York immigrant story that uncovers how one person, shaped by history and community, can make a difference in the world by holding true to their ideals.

Author : Johnston McMaster
Publisher : Dunedin Academic Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Celtic Church
ISBN : 1906716048

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A Passion for Justice by Johnston McMaster Pdf

A Passion for Justice explores the early Irish or Celtic story of people and personalities. Their stories are part history and part myth, yet in the Celtic perspective both are powerful means of recognizing truthful ethics. It is important to recognize the context for early Irish social ethics, so this text explores the lives of some Celtic saints and their socio-ethical praxis. Author Johnston McMaster identifies key Celtic socio-ethical themes and connects these with the contemporary challenge to build an ethical community, inclusive of human and environmental relationships. The chapters on social ethics, in characteristic Celtic style, have a triune structure. Each chapter begins with an overview of a contemporary ethical issue, followed by an exploration of biblical perspectives. The chapters then develop insights from the early Irish and Celtic tradition using early poetry and writings. The focus on the Irish Celtic experience is not intended to exclude other Celtic regions, but to show within an Irish context, and in the contemporary context of an Irish peace process, that there is a rich Irish Celtic ethical tradition with contemporary resonance. The final chapter explores the spirituality of Celtic ethics - the spiritual resources that inspired, motivated, and shaped ethical praxis. The early Celtic Christian heritage echoes across the centuries and fires imagination and commitment at a key moment in Irish history. McMaster suggests that, as explorers of history, we can become history makers. Out of a shared past, a just peace and a shared future can be built. In connecting to the social ethics of the Irish Celtic tradition, we are, in the words of the medieval mystic Eckhart, 'Back in the house you never left.'

Author : Harlan Beckley
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015029969790

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Passion for Justice by Harlan Beckley Pdf

This is an excellent book about theology, ethics, and public policy as reflected in the thought and lives of Walter Rauschenbusch, John A. Ryan, and Reinhold Niebuhr - three individuals who have had great impact on Christian thinking about justice. Harlan Beckley shows how each man's conception of justice was informed by and cohered with his theology. This book is the most thorough study of the theory of justice in the work of these important social thinkers.

Author : Fr Sean McManus
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781848899315

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My American Struggle for Justice in Northern Ireland by Fr Sean McManus Pdf

For almost forty years, Fr Sean McManus has been at the heart of the Irish American campaign to pressurise the British government regarding injustice in Northern Ireland. This is a deeply personal account of how his lone voice mainstreamed Northern Ireland on Capitol Hill, after the Catholic Church removed him from Britain. He became 'Britain's nemesis in America', founding the Irish National Caucus in 1974. Also chronicles the events and social context that influenced him, growing up in a parish divided by the Border.

Author : Joseph Patrick Tumulty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1921
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015027754798

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Woodrow Wilson as I Know Him by Joseph Patrick Tumulty Pdf

Author : John O'Dea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Hibernians, Ancient order of. Ladies' auxiliary
ISBN : UOM:39015042096852

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History of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies' Auxiliary by John O'Dea Pdf

Author : John Jacobs
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0520204115

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A Rage for Justice by John Jacobs Pdf

"A Rage for Justice" tells the riveting story of Phillip Burton (1926-1983), one of the most brilliant, driven, and productive legislators in Californian and American politics. A ruthless and unabashed progressive, Burton played a pivotal role in championing welfare and civil rights, labor legislation, environmentalism, and congressional reform. 20 photos.

Author : Kevin Barry
Publisher : Random House
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407086149

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Dark Lies the Island by Kevin Barry Pdf

Winner of the Sunday Times short story prize Winner of the Edge Hill short story prize A kiss that just won't happen. A disco at the end of the world. A teenage goth on a terror mission. And OAP kiddie-snatchers, and scouse real-ale enthusiasts, and occult weirdness in the backwoods... Dark Lies the Island is a collection of unpredictable stories about love and cruelty, crimes, desperation, and hope from the man Irvine Welsh has described as 'the most arresting and original writer to emerge from these islands in years'. Every page is shot through with the riotous humour, sympathy and blistering language that mark Kevin Barry as a pure entertainer and a unique teller of tales.

Author : Frank Connolly
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780717160457

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Tom Gilmartin by Frank Connolly Pdf

A successful property developer in England, the Sligo-born Tom Gilmartin had ambitious plans for major retail developments in Dublin in the late 1980s. Little did he know that in order to do business in the city, senior politicians and public officials would want a slice of the action ... in the form of large amounts of cash. Gilmartin blew the whistle on corruption at the heart of government and the city's planning system, and the fallout from his claims ultimately led to the resignation of the Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in 2008. Written by Ireland's leading investigative journalists, Tom Gilmartin is a compelling narrative of official wrong-doing and abuse of office; it lifts the lid on the corruption and financial mismanagement that blighted Irish society in latter decades of the twentieth century. The product of two decades' research, it's a must-read for anyone seeking to uncover the roots of Ireland's financial catastrophe.

Author : Philip HAINS
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019513013

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Justice to Ireland: a lecture delivered ... September 26th 1868 ... in favour of the disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church ... To which is added an appendix, containing letters from “the Times,” in reply to ... the Dean of Ripon (Dr. M'Neile), etc by Philip HAINS Pdf

Author : Gerry Adams
Publisher : Brandon Books
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015074289961

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An Irish Eye by Gerry Adams Pdf

The recent years covered by this unique book have seen momentous developments in Irish republicanism and in the politics of Ireland as a whole. From the IRA decision in 2005 to formally end its armed campaign and to put its arms beyond use to the Sinn Féin decision in January 2007 to support the policing and justice system, unparralleled historic change has taken place. In An Irish Eye, Adams brings to life his own perspective to bear on these developments in articles and speeches he has written as events unfolded. An accomplished writer as well as polical leader, he describes events, in which he has played such a significant role with insight, passion and humour. He gives the reader an unrivalled insight into pivotal movements of our recent history, and he takes the reader behind the scenes to witness events that continue to shape Irish society today. Including as it does Adams' historical appeal to the IRA and his call on Sinn Féin to support the policing and justice system, this book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand Irish politics now. It is not just about the peace process, including observations about visits to the Basque country, the Middle East, South Africa and the USA. He also comments on the Celtic Tiger and other aspects of life in Ireland today; he takes a verbal poke at the establishment; he includes a handful of poems he has written in Irish, and he gives us a peak as some personal and humorous episodes as well as the more serious life and death issues.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Church and state
ISBN : CHI:090267707

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Letters of an Irish Catholic Layman by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard A. Brisbin
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998-09-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0801860946

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Justice Antonin Scalia and the Conservative Revival by Richard A. Brisbin Pdf

The most comprehensive study of Justice Scalia's politics and jurisprudence yet published, Justice Antonin Scalia and the Conservative Revival joins a vital discussion on contemporary American conservatism and the use of the law to restrain or undermine the New Deal state.

Author : Ian Greene and Peter McCormick
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459414402

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Beverley McLachlin by Ian Greene and Peter McCormick Pdf

As a judge, Beverley McLachlin has had an unequalled impact on Canadian life. She stands out for her unique ability to stand up for the values and beliefs that reflect the best of Canada and Canadians. As chief justice, she led the way to assisted suicide legislation, far greater recognition of aboriginal rights and title, allowing safe injection sites for drug users and many other changes that have had a dramatic impact on Canadian life. Less well known is her work to modify the way the Supreme Court judges work together to emphasize collegiality and to encourage judges on the court to pay closer attention to real-world information about the issues they are considering. Her courageous action to defend the independence of the court and her own personal integrity when it was attacked by Stephen Harper — an incident discussed and documented fully in this book — underlines her strength of character and integrity. This book sketches Beverley McLachlin's experiences growing up in rural Alberta, attending university, becoming a lawyer and then a judge. At a time when governments were seeking qualified women for senior positions in Canada's courts, she was selected by politicians, both Liberal and Conservative, to fill progressively higher positions. Ian Greene and Peter McCormick focus on her time on the Supreme Court offering readers a balanced, informed perspective on the role she defined for herself, remarkable for her prodigious work and the clarity of her decisions. Their background as leading Canadian writers on the role of the judiciary in Canada allows them to offer an independent and readable appreciation of her contributions to Canadian life.

Author : John SCOTT (Political Writer, of Belfast.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018451735

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The Sharp Spear and Flaming Sword of Political Justice Unsheathed and Fearlessly Wielded in Explaining Political Principles ... and Especially in Discussing the Great Irish Question of the Day. Addressed in the Form of Letters ... Second Edition by John SCOTT (Political Writer, of Belfast.) Pdf