From Civil Rights to Armalites: Derry and the Birth of the Irish Troubles

by Niall Ó Dochartaigh

Book Overview

From Civil Rights to Armalites traces and analyzes the escalation of conflict in Northern Ireland from the first civil rights marches to the verge of full-scale civil war in 1972, focusing on the city of Derry. It explains how a peaceful civil rights campaign gave way to increasing violence, how the IRA became a major political force, and how the British army became a major party to the conflict. It provides the essential context for understanding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403944318
• ISBN13: 9781403944313
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.5"