The Gun in Politics
Analysis of Irish Political Conflict, 1916-86
Published on 12. July 2017
280 pages
978-1-351-48169-4 (ISBN)
Description
Irish history sounds a long litany of grievance and vengeance-lost battles, escaped earls, and institutionalized injustice. The gun, certainly in this century, has played a prominent part. In The Gun in Politics, J. Bowyer Bell presents the story of one Ireland-the Ireland of the Troubles-and about an approach to understanding political violence. In particular, he examines the Irish Republic Army, the longest-enduring unsuccessful revolutionary organization. He de-scribes the covert world of gunmen and the great game they play in the street.
His is a lively, telling account of sophisticated weapons transfer, of the impact of civil war on society, and of appropriate democratic responses to terrorism. Bell's association with active Republicans, his endless tea seminars at the United Irishman, drinks at Hennessy's, and constant conversation throughout Ireland on political matters over a period of twenty years has provided the author with unique background for this guide to a fascinating, though brutal, undercurrent of Irish history.
His is a lively, telling account of sophisticated weapons transfer, of the impact of civil war on society, and of appropriate democratic responses to terrorism. Bell's association with active Republicans, his endless tea seminars at the United Irishman, drinks at Hennessy's, and constant conversation throughout Ireland on political matters over a period of twenty years has provided the author with unique background for this guide to a fascinating, though brutal, undercurrent of Irish history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
8,92 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-351-48169-4 (9781351481694)
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01/1987
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Content
Contents: A Personal Perspective; The IRA Past as Prologue: Arms and the Volunteer, Echoes and Examples; The Irish Past as Prologue: Patterns and Pro-bes, Wars and Warriors; The Ulster Troubles Since 1969: Old Myths, Old Real-ities, and Alien Perspectives; The Ulster Troubles, New Surveys, New Probes, and Anlytical Perspectives; A Political Perspective.
