{"product_id":"casement-paperback","title":"Casement - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAngus Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illumination of the life of diplomat Roger Casement. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At the time of his execution for treason in 1916, few were aware who Roger Casement was or what he represented. Since then, he has been lauded for his investigations into Belgian brutality in the Congo Free State and human rights abuses in the Peruvian rubber industry, but much else about him has remained obscured behind speculation about his sexuality and secret Irish revolutionary activity while in service of the British Empire. As such, his place in history has been ill-defined and multifarious: his involvement in the waging of war followed by the delicate negotiation of peace; his republicanism perceived variously as an eccentric enthusiasm and as a threat to the British Empire; his contemporary legacy overshadowed by the Black Diaries of disputed legitimacy, detailing alleged liaisons with young men. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eCasement\u003c\/i\u003e, Angus Mitchell illuminates a life shrouded in mystery, which operated in the conflicting spheres of British foreign diplomacy and Irish revolutionary activity. Considering Casement's rebellious nature, Mitchell asks if it was motivated as much by his \"incorrigible\" Irishness as by his exposure of the appalling crimes against humanity that he witnessed in Africa and South America. Most significantly, \u003ci\u003eCasement \u003c\/i\u003edemonstrates that his legacy cannot be ascribed to just one cause, whether as a critic of global colonialism or as a founding father of the modern Irish nation-state. Casement's true commitment was to a universal understanding based on humanity, tolerance, and justice.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngus Mitchell \u003c\/b\u003ehas edited two volumes of documents on Roger Casement's diplomatic and human rights achievements in\u003ci\u003e South America: The Amazon Journal of Roger Casement\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSir Roger Casement's Heart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 7.81 x 5.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49550608072856,"sku":"9781914979415","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/ltrCjgnItW9781914979415.webp?v=1784901490","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/casement-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}