Irish Political Prisoners 1848–1922

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.

• 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

"[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"A magnum opus in terms of its size, scope, extensive source base and the contribution it makes to our understanding of Irish political violence from 1848 to 1922... [it] rates as a 'must read' source for anyone interested in the Irish struggle for national self-determination" John Ainsworth, History