Terrorists, Anarchists, and Republicans: The Genevans and the Irish in Time of Revolution

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A bloody episode that epitomised the political dilemmas of the eighteenth century In 1798, members of the United Irishmen were massacred by the British amid the crumbling walls of a half-built town near Waterford in Ireland. Many of the Irish were republicans inspired by the French Revolution, and the site of their demise was known as Genevan Ba

Richard Whatmore is professor of modern history and codirector of the Institute of Intellectual History at the University of St Andrews. He is the author of What Is Intellectual History?, Against War and Empire, and Republicanism and the French Revolution.

"Shortlisted for the Scottish Research Book of the Year, The Saltire Society" "Whatmore's magnificent account of the New Geneva experiment in Waterford . . . offers such a new vantage point. . . . [A] fascinating historical study."---Andreas Hess, Dublin Review of Books "An astounding story, masterfully told by a historian at the top of his craft."---Max Skjoensberg, Intellectual History Review