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Irish Hunger Strikes 1912-1981: Pawns in the Game
Barry Flynn
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Description for Irish Hunger Strikes 1912-1981: Pawns in the Game
Paperback. Fine copy with light shelf wear
Between 1917 and 1981, twenty-two Irishmen died on hunger strike. Now, for the first time, the stories of the hunger strikers are chronicled in one book, bringing to light previously hidden histories. From the deaths on hunger strike of Thomas Ashe in 1917 and Terence MacSwiney in 1920, while imprisoned by the British government, to the death in 1981 of Michael Devine, the last republican prisoner to die on hunger strike, Pawns in the Game teases out the tangled mesh of the politics and psychology of those who adopted this radical protest of last resort and those who allowed them ... Read more
Between 1917 and 1981, twenty-two Irishmen died on hunger strike. Now, for the first time, the stories of the hunger strikers are chronicled in one book, bringing to light previously hidden histories. From the deaths on hunger strike of Thomas Ashe in 1917 and Terence MacSwiney in 1920, while imprisoned by the British government, to the death in 1981 of Michael Devine, the last republican prisoner to die on hunger strike, Pawns in the Game teases out the tangled mesh of the politics and psychology of those who adopted this radical protest of last resort and those who allowed them ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Collins Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
, Ireland
ISBN
9781848891166
SKU
KCW0015168
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Barry Flynn
Barry Flynn is from Belfast and a graduate of Queen's University in Political Science. The author of three books on Irish boxing, one on Tyrone football and one on soccer,, his most recent book is Soldiers of Folly - The IRA Border Campaign 1956-1962(Cork 2009). He works for BBC Radio Ulster as a sports correspondent and has contributed to RTE, ... Read more
Reviews for Irish Hunger Strikes 1912-1981: Pawns in the Game
'Fluency and energy on every page' Andersonstown News 'Well-researched, well-written and thorough account of the significance of the hunger strike in Irish history. I recommend it.' An Phoblacht