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Armed struggle : the history of the IRA

Richard, 1963 English

Why did the IRA fight for so long, and what moved it from violence toward politics and peace?

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Richard, 1963 English

Why read it

  • You will see why peace deals can stall when each side was sold a different promise
  • You will learn how mistrust feeds on itself, so each side's suspicion confirms the other's
  • You will understand how a fight over prison status can shape the path of a movement

Who it is for

  • Readers following conflicts that end in uneasy peace
  • Students of political violence and negotiation
  • Anyone wanting to understand recent Northern Irish history

Contents

  1. ARMED STRUGGLE
  2. Preface
  3. PART ONE
  4. HISTORY
  5. 1916–63
  6. ONE THE IRISH REVOLUTION 1916–23
  7. TWO NEW STATES 1923–63
  8. PART TWO
  9. PROTEST AND REBELLION
  10. 1963 –76
  11. THREE THE BIRTH OF THE PROVISIONAL IRA 1963–72
  12. FOUR THE POLITICS OF VIOLENCE 1972– 6
  13. PART THREE
  14. PRISONS AND POLITICS
  15. 1976–88
  16. FIVE THE PRISON WAR 1976–81
  17. SIX POLITICIZATION AND THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE 1981–8
  18. PART FOUR
  19. PEACE?
  20. 1988–2002
  21. SEVEN TALKING AND KILLING 1988–94
  22. EIGHT CESSATIONS OF VIOLENCE 1994–2002
  23. CONCLUSION
  24. Afterword

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