Political Conflict in East Ulster, 1920-22 - Revolution and Reprisal

Reassesses the context in which the state of Northern Ireland was created.

List of contents

'Cork justice travelled a long way': the assassination of District Inspector Oswald Swanzy
1. From moderates to militants: the unionist community in east Ulster
2. Reprisal: the east Ulster riots
3. 'A vital but unenviable task': understanding loyalist violence
4. A Protestant force: the social composition of the B Specials
5. The wilder the better? Explaining the violence of the Ulster Special Constabulary
6. A misunderstood minority: Irish nationalists
Conclusion

About the author

CHRISTOPHER MAGILL completed his doctorate at Queen's University, Belfast.

Summary

Reassesses the context in which the state of Northern Ireland was created.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Magill
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781783275113
• ISBN: 978-1-78327-511-3
• No. of pages: 218
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Series: Irish Historical Monographs
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945)