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The I.R.A. And Its Enemies

The I.R.A. And Its Enemies Violence and Community in Cork, 1916-1923

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What is it like to be in the I.R.A. - or at their mercy? This fascinating study explores the lives and deaths of the enemies and victims of the County Cork I.R.A. between 1916 and 1923 - the most powerful and deadly branch of the I.R.A. during one of the most turbulent periods in twentieth-century Ireland. These years saw the breakdown of the British legal system and police authority, the rise of republican violence, and the escalation of the conflict into a full-scale guerilla war, leading to a wave of riots, ambushes, lootings, and reprisal killings, with civilians forming the majority of victims in this unacknowledged civil war. Religion may have provided the starting point for the conflict, but class prejudice, patriotism, and personal grudges all fuelled the development and continuation of widespread violence. Using an unprecedented range of sources - many of them only recently made public - Peter Hart explores the motivation behind such activity. His conclusions not only reveal a hidden episode of Ireland's troubled past but provide valuable insights into the operation of similar terrorist groups today.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780198208068
Publisher: OUP OXFORD
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 941.950821
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 350
Weight: 572g
Height: 233mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 20mm