Download or read book The Long Gestation written by Patrick Maume and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text traces the rise of the nationalist movement in turn-of-the-century Ireland. The gaps and incoherences of the nationalist tradition, its subsequent re-invention, and the activities of Sinn Fein are all dissected to explain the party's rise, culminating in its 1918 election victory.