The Gun in Politics: Analysis of Irish Political Conflict, 1916-86

by J. Bowyer Bell and J Bowyer Bell

Irish history sounds a long litany of grievance and vengeance-lost battles, escaped earls, and institutionalized injustice. The gun, certainly in this century, has played a prominent part. In The Gun in Politics, J. Bowyer Bell presents the story of one Ireland-the Ireland of the Troubles-and about an approach to understanding political violence. In particular, he examines the Irish Republic Army, the longest-enduring unsuccessful revolutionary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560005661
• ISBN13: 9781560005667
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 382 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"