Political Violence in Ireland - Government and Resistance Since 1848

Zusatztext A significant contribution to the historical dimensions of a tragic contemporary subject. Klappentext "A significant contribution to the historical dimensions of a tragic contemporary subject."--Choice "Townshend handles a great range of primary and secondary sources with outstanding coolness! judiciousness and flair."--Irish History "the outstanding authority on a subject of vital importance."--A.J.P. Taylor! London Review of Books Zusammenfassung In this widely acclaimed study! Charles Townshend reexamines the historical circumstances that generated violence as a habitual part of political dialogue in Ireland. Drawing on an extensive range of original sources! he describes and analyzes the crucial relationship between the use of terror and intimidation by resistance groups and the efforts of government to impose authority by force.

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• Authors: Charles Townshend, Charles (Senior Lecturer in History Townshend
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.11.1984
• EAN: 9780198200840
• ISBN: 978-0-19-820084-0
• No. of pages: 456
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science