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1 online resource (xxx, 410 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Chronology of Fenian bombings and conspiracy in Britain, 1881-1885 -- Preface: Who were the Fenians? -- Introduction -- Irish-American retribution and the trans-Atlantic conspiracy -- The skirmishers at large -- Political crisis and the dirty war in the shadows -- Bombs across Britain -- Das agents provocateurs -- Clan na Gael and the Gallagher Conspiracy -- The escalating dynamite campaign -- The mysterious case of John Daly -- The ceasefire and counter Fenian strategy as political action -- The fall of Edward George Jenkinson -- The Mexican general and the game of shadows -- The game of shadows revealed: Irish-American conspiracy on trial -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
The transformation from regular warfare to the strategy of a war of attrition within urban centres was an enormous development within the history of Irish Fenianism. Having its origins in the complex world of Irish-American politics, the Fenian dynamite campaign in Victorian Britain was undertaken between 1881 and 1885 and was largely a response to the failures of Fenianism in the previous decade. Involving many well-known Fenians, such as Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, Thomas James Clarke and Denis Deasy, who died in British custody following arrest for his role in the bombings, the campaign wa. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Fenians.
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Fenians. |
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Terrorism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Terrorism. |
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Bombings -- Great Britain.
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Bombings. |
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Ireland -- History -- 1837-1901.
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Ireland. |
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1837-1901 |
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1837-1901.
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Politics and government. |
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Civil rights -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Civil rights. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1901 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kenna, Shane, author. War in the shadows 9781908928023 (OCoLC)869733592 |
| ISBN |
9781908928412 (electronic book) |
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1908928417 (electronic book) |
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1908928417 (e-book) |
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9781908928023 |
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1908928026 |
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9781908928054 (cloth) |
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1908928050 (cloth) |
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