Irish Political Prisoners 1848-1922

Theatres of War

AvProfessor Sean Mcconville

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

This is the most wide-ranging study ever published of political violence and the punishment of Irish political offenders from 1848 to the founding of the Irish Free State in 1922. Those who chose violence to advance their Irish nationalist beliefs ranged from gentlemen revolutionaries to those who openly embraced terrorism or even full-scale guerilla war.Seán McConville provides a comprehensive survey of Irish revolutionary struggle, matching chapters on punishment of offenders with descriptions and analysis of their campaigns. Government's response to political violence was determined by a number of factors, including not only the nature of the offences but also interest and support from the United States and Australia, as well as current objectives of Irish policy.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-06-27
Mått:156 x 234 x 45 mm
Vikt:1 060 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:828
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415378666

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Mer om författaren

Seán McConville is Professor of Criminal Justice and Professorial Research Fellow in the Department of Law, Queen Mary, University of London. He has published widely on imprisonment and related political and legal issues, including work on Britain, Europe and the United States of America.

Recensioner i media

"[A] scholarly and immensely readable account of three-quarters of a century of British experience of Irishmen - and very occasionally women - in their prisons."- Dr Garret FitzGerald, The Guardian"Sean McConville graphically recounts both sides of this story - and does so with an even-handedness and objectivity that must command the respect of all his readers, whatever side of the Irish Sea they may be on." - Dr Garret FitzGerald, The Guardian"Overall, this volume by Sean McConville rates as a 'must read' source for anyone interested in the Irish struggle for national self-determination from 1848 onwards, and the fate og those Irish men and womenwho opted for direct action in persuit of this goall until its realization in large measure early in the twentieth century." John Ainsworth, Queensland Univesrity of Technology

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 1. The Young Irelanders 2. Gentlemen Convicts 3. The Fenians: A Dream of Revolution 4. The Fenians in Prison 5. Amnesty: Gladstone Takes a Chance 6. The Convict Michael Davitt 7. The Dynamitards 8. The Dynamitards in Prison 9. The Easter Rising 10. Internment: A Training Camp in Wales 11. Imprisonment: War by Other Means 12. Roger Casement: A Question of Honour 13. Sinn Féin, 1917–19 14. 'Frightfulness': Ireland, 1919–22 15. Bang and Whimper, 1919–22