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1 online resource (xii,226 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
This is a political history of the Irish republican struggle against criminalization from 1976 to 1982, which culminated in the historic hunger strikes of 1980 and 1981, and is widely regarded as a turning point in the Troubles. Unlike previous accounts, this fascinating book focuses on the popular movement outside the prisons, challenging republican orthodoxy and stressing the importance of broad-based, grassroots movements in effecting political and social change. Ultimately, it was what happened outside the prisons during these years of protest that reshaped and revitalized modern Irish rep. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Everyone has a part to play -- Prison protests and broad fronts (1972-1975) -- Lean days and uphill battles (1976-1977) -- Steps in the right direction (1978-1979) -- Building the campaign (1980) -- Hunger strike (October-December 1980) -- Bobby Sands MP (January -April 1981) -- Ten men dead (May-October 1981) -- Quiet and uneventful end (October 1981-October 1982) -- Ordinary people doing extraordinary things. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Irish Hunger Strike, Northern Ireland, 1981.
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Irish Hunger Strike (Northern Ireland : 1981) |
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Hunger strikes -- Northern Ireland.
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Hunger strikes. |
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Northern Ireland. |
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Republicanism -- Northern Ireland -- History -- 20th century.
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20th century |
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Northern Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1968-1998.
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Politics and government. |
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1968-1998 |
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Republicanism. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. |
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History. |
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Ireland. |
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1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ross, F. Stuart. Smashing H-Block : The Popular Campaign against Criminalization and the Irish Hunger Strikes 1976-1982. Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, ©2011 9781846317439 |
| ISBN |
9781846317194 (electronic book) |
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1846317193 (electronic book) |
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9781781388433 |
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1781388431 |
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184631710X (limp) |
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1846317436 (cased) |
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9781846317101 (limp) |
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9781846317439 (cased) |
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