** "Ireland and Poland: A Comparison" by T. W. Rolleston, written in the early 20th century, is a historical exploration that pits the stories of Ireland and Poland against each other during a period of national reform and identity crises. It examines the political, social, and economic states of both countries, focusing on how each was treated by its governing power; Britain and Germany, respectively. The core of his comparison contrasts the positive changes and improvements in Ireland, such as land reform, and budding educational and governmental opportunities, with oppressive actions that Poland faced fighting for its cultural preservation under German dominion, intending to argue against those who would consider Ireland among the world’s downtrodden nations, showcasing it as a country on an upward path within the United Kingdom. **
Ireland and Poland: A Comparison
By T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
** Discover two nations, one rising with reform, the other stifled by oppression, in a compelling comparison of their struggles for self-determination.
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About the AuthorThomas William Hazen Rolleston was an Irish writer, literary figure and translator, known as a poet but publishing over a wide range of literary and political topics. He lived at various times in Killiney in County Dublin, the German Empire, London and County Wicklow; settling finally in 1908 in Hampstead, London, where he died. His Killiney home, called Secrora, subsequently became the home of tennis player Joshua Pim.
Thomas William Hazen Rolleston was an Irish writer, literary figure and translator, known as a poet but publishing over a wide range of literary and political topics. He lived at various times in Killiney in County Dublin, the German Empire, London and County Wicklow; settling finally in 1908 in Hampstead, London, where he died. His Killiney home, called Secrora, subsequently became the home of tennis player Joshua Pim.
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