Description
| Product ID: | 9780415396110 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Political Violence |
| Title: | The IRA and Armed Struggle |
| Authors: | Author: Rogelio Alonso |
| Page Count: | 240 |
| Subjects: | Regional / International studies, Regional studies, Peace studies and conflict resolution, European history, Terrorism, armed struggle, Armed conflict, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, British & Irish history, Terrorism, armed struggle, Armed conflict, Warfare & defence |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Based on over seventy interviews conducted with former and existing members of the IRA, this book provides a rigorous evaluation of the personal and political consequences of the IRA’s campaign of violence. The IRA is one of the oldest terrorist organizations in the world and conducted a ferociously violent campaign for almost thirty years. Now deeply enmeshed in the Northern Ireland peace process, Rogelio Alonso asks why one of the bloodiest terrorist movements of our time decide to swap weapons for the ballot box? Based on over seventy interviews conducted with former and existing members of the IRA, Alonso also provides a rigorous evaluation of the personal and political consequences of the IRA’s campaign of violence. The analysis of these interviews radically challenges the dominant academic analysis of Irish terrorism. This book includes a strong criticism of the armed struggle constructed around the discourse of those who waged it and answers the question faced by many armed revolutionary movements: ‘Was the war worth it?’ Translated from the critically acclaimed Matar por Irlanda and available in English for the first time, this is a provocative and new approach to understanding the IRA. It is essential reading for readers and researchers with an interest in Irish politics and history, terrorism and political violence. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2006-12-14 |
