1st Edition
The Gun in Politics Analysis of Irish Political Conflict, 1916-86
By J. Bowyer Bell
Copyright 1987
382 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
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Routledge
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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... Read more
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.
Biography
J. Bowyer Bell
