Robert Savage: Sean Lemass (Life & Times New Series) [2014] paperback

Name: Robert Savage: Sean Lemass (Life & Times New Series) [2014] paperback
Brand: Savage, Robert

Savage, Robert

Robert Savage: Sean Lemass (Life & Times New Series) [2014] paperback\nSean Lemass is generally regarded as the man most responsible for the modernisation of Irish society. This book considers how Lemass evolved as a key figure in Fianna Fail governments and later to become one of the most influential leaders of twentieth-century Ireland. Professor Savage argues that by the time Lemass emerged out of the shadow of Eamon de Valera he had learned valuable lessons concerning the limitations of political power. By 1959 Lemass understood that principle sometimes had to be compromised to ensure the maintenance of political power. This short biography uses a wide array of resources to consider the policies he initiated during his long political career. It also addresses the relationships he developed with a number of institutions including the Government of Northern Ireland and the Catholic Church. This study considers how Lemass grappled with four critical issues during his tenure as Ty