The IRA and Armed Struggle

The IRA and Armed Struggle
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 237
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ISBN-10 : 9781134221585
ISBN-13 : 1134221584
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Book Synopsis The IRA and Armed Struggle by : Rogelio Alonso

Download or read book The IRA and Armed Struggle written by Rogelio Alonso and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-03-12 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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