Enemies of empire

New perspectives on imperialism, literature and history

Eóin Flannery & Angus Mitchell, editors

‘Enemies of Empire, which grew out of an eponymous conference in Limerick in 2004 and is edited by Eoin Flannery and Angus Mitchell, offers a detailed and timely counterpoint to accounts of the triumphal character of British imperialism ... Among the most refreshing aspects of this collection is its commitment to understanding Ireland not just as a right and proper object of British imperial history and post-colonial criticism, but as a complex colonial subject as well', Antoinette Burton, International History Review (2008).

‘A powerfully linked group of contributions interrogate a revisionist attempt to write out radical anti-imperialism as a significant force in early twentieth-century Ireland ... [T]hese essays expose powerful horizontal alliances between dissident anti-imperial groups’, Vera kreilkamp, Journal of British Studies (April 2008).

'The contributions are diverse and multi-disciplined, encompassing sociological studies, literary criticism and nationalist politics, and constructive links are made with earlier cultural and theoretical scholarship. An appraisal of post-colonial theory itself and its relationships with other disciplines, most notably Feminism, concludes the collection. Enemies of Empire is essential reading for all involved in the anti-imperialist discourse', Michael O'Sullivan, Irish Democrat online  (2007).