Provisional IRA

From Insurrection to Parliament

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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This book analyses the underlying reasons behind the formation of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), its development, where this current in Irish republicanism is at present and its prospects for the future.Tommy McKearney, a former IRA member who was part of the 1980 hunger strike, challenges the misconception that the Provisional IRA was only, or even wholly, about ending partition and uniting Ireland. He argues that while these objectives were always the core and headline demands of the organisation, opposition to the old Northern Ireland state was a major dynamic for the IRA's armed campaign. As he explores the makeup and strategy of the IRA he is not uncritical, examining alternative options available to the movement at different periods, arguing that its inability to develop a clear socialist programme has limited its effectiveness and reach.This authoritative and engaging history provides a fascinating insight into the workings and dynamics of a modern resistance movement.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-06-24
Mått135 x 215 x 16 mm
Vikt335 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagPluto Press
ISBN9780745330747

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PrefaceIntroduction: From Orange State to Sectarian State1. Police Batons Answer Demand for Civil Rights 2. Unionist Determination to Deny Democracy3. The Violent Storms of August ’694. Widespread Conflict Looms5. An Emerging Force 6. Training People for Insurrection?7. Attempting to Quell the Insurgency by Bloodshed and Blandishment8. Republicanism in Ireland and its Relationship to Class9. Political and Military Strategy of the Provisional IRA10. The War in England 11. Britain’s Response 12. Reviewing Strategy in the Mid-1970s 13. The Gradual Adoption of Parliamentarianism14. Options and Opportunities15. The Road Less Travelled: The Left Alternative 16. Parliamentary Sinn Fein, Surrender and Re-grant 17. From Armalites to Populist Conformity18. General Election Upset in South19. The End of a journey20. A New Republic and a Relevant RepublicanismNotesIndex