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War and an Irish Town (Pluto Classic)
Eamonn Mccann
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Description for War and an Irish Town (Pluto Classic)
Paperback. A Pluto Classic. "An essential reference work for those interested in the roots of the conflict in the North" Irish Post Series: Pluto Classics. Num Pages: 330 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBW; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 402. 312pp
Eamonn McCann's account of what it is like to grow up a Catholic in a Northern Irish ghetto was first published in 1974. It quickly became a recognised as a classic account of the feelings generated by British rule. The author was at the centre of events in Derry which first brought Northern Ireland to world attention.
He witnessed the gradual transformation of the civil rights movement from a mild campaign for 'British Democracy' to an all-out military assault on the British state. This new edition updates the last edition (1980) with an additional introduction covering ... Read more
Eamonn McCann's account of what it is like to grow up a Catholic in a Northern Irish ghetto was first published in 1974. It quickly became a recognised as a classic account of the feelings generated by British rule. The author was at the centre of events in Derry which first brought Northern Ireland to world attention.
He witnessed the gradual transformation of the civil rights movement from a mild campaign for 'British Democracy' to an all-out military assault on the British state. This new edition updates the last edition (1980) with an additional introduction covering ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
Series
Pluto Classics
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745307251
SKU
9780745307251
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About Eamonn Mccann
Eamonn McCann is an Irish politician, journalist and political activist from Northern Ireland. He is the author of The Bloody Sunday Inquiry (Pluto, 2005), which became the classic account of the 1972 events. He is also the author of War and an Irish Town (Pluto, 1993).
Reviews for War and an Irish Town (Pluto Classic)
'So honest, so human and so readable.'
Irish Times 'There is no denying the powerful ways in which McCann recounts the events of those early years of the troubles.'
Robert Fisk, The Times 'Few could quarrel with the publisher's description of this as a classic.'
Books Ireland 'An essential reference work for those interested in the roots ... Read more
Irish Times 'There is no denying the powerful ways in which McCann recounts the events of those early years of the troubles.'
Robert Fisk, The Times 'Few could quarrel with the publisher's description of this as a classic.'
Books Ireland 'An essential reference work for those interested in the roots ... Read more