Between Two Hells
The Irish Civil War
Published on 2. June 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-78816-175-6 (ISBN)
Description
THE IRISH BESTSELLER
'Ferriter has richly earned his reputation as one of Ireland's leading historians' Irish Independent
'Absorbing ... A fascinating exploration of the Civil War and its impact on Ireland and Irish politics' Irish Times
In June 1922, just seven months after Sinn Fein negotiators signed a compromise treaty with representatives of the British government to create the Irish Free State, Ireland collapsed into civil war. While the body count suggests it was far less devastating than other European civil wars, it had a harrowing impact on the country and cast a long shadow, socially, economically and politically, which included both public rows and recriminations and deep, often private traumas.
Drawing on many previously unpublished sources and newly released archival material, one of Ireland's most renowned historians lays bare the course and impact of the war and how this tragedy shaped modern Ireland.
'Ferriter has richly earned his reputation as one of Ireland's leading historians' Irish Independent
'Absorbing ... A fascinating exploration of the Civil War and its impact on Ireland and Irish politics' Irish Times
In June 1922, just seven months after Sinn Fein negotiators signed a compromise treaty with representatives of the British government to create the Irish Free State, Ireland collapsed into civil war. While the body count suggests it was far less devastating than other European civil wars, it had a harrowing impact on the country and cast a long shadow, socially, economically and politically, which included both public rows and recriminations and deep, often private traumas.
Drawing on many previously unpublished sources and newly released archival material, one of Ireland's most renowned historians lays bare the course and impact of the war and how this tragedy shaped modern Ireland.
Reviews / Votes
Simply outstanding ... Between Two Hells takes us closer to the messy truth behind independent Ireland's birth pangs than ever before -- Andrew Lynch * Irish Independent * Original and arresting -- Henry Patterson * Sunday Times Ireland * Meticulously researched, judiciously balanced and unflinching ... breaks new ground -- Dermot Bolger * Sunday Business Post * Excellent ... Diarmaid Ferriter, Ireland's best-known and most prolific historian ... enriches lucid and judicious accounts of events and personalities with fresh archival evidence -- Cormac O Grada * BBC History Magazine * Fascinating ... absorbing -- Eunan O'Halpin * Irish Times * Praise for A Nation and Not a Rabble: 'Very illuminating detail...simply setting violent events in context is a step forward. Thoughtful, balanced, even handed * Irish Times * Ferriter's book is of such comprehensive and original scope...immensely readable and impressive * Sunday Business Post * ...The mighty mind this book comes from... rightly renowned for his voracious learning * Sunday Times * Tugs at the tapestry of myths surrounding the independence struggle and the civil war that followed...A tremendous feat of documentation * The Independent *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
256 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78816-175-6 (9781788161756)
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E-Book
09/2021
Profile Books Ltd
€14.49
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Person
Diarmaid Ferriter is Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin. He is a columnist for the Irish Times and he was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2019. His previous books include The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000, Occasions of Sin, Ambiguous Republic, On The Edge and the international bestseller The Border.