1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910452333503321

Autore

Bell J. Bowyer <1931, >

Titolo

The IRA, 1968-2000 : analysis of a secret army / / J. Bowyer Bell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Frank Cass, , 2000

ISBN

0-203-04536-X

1-299-45851-3

1-136-33308-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (613 p.)

Collana

Cass series on political violence, , 1365-0580 ; ; 7

Disciplina

941.5082

Soggetti

Political violence - Ireland - History - 20th century

Political violence - Northern Ireland - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Ireland History 1922-

Northern Ireland History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reprinted 2004.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Full Title; Copyright; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Preface; Introduction: The Nature of the Armed Struggle; 1. The Irish Arena; 2. Analysis and Reality; 3. Ideology: The Dream Structured; 4. Recruitment; 5. Individuals; 6. Organization; 7. Command and Control; 8. Maintenance; 9. Communications; 10. Deployment; 11. Intelligence; 12. Campaign; 13. The Enemy; 14. Endgame; Epilogue; Sources; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Based on thousands of interviews over 35 years with the leaders and members of the Republican movement and the IRA itself, as well as the Irish, British and Americans involved in the Troubles, the focus of this study is on the workings of an organization involved in armed struggle.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910792239303321

Autore

Myers Kathleen Ann

Titolo

Neither saints nor sinners [[electronic resource] ] : writing the lives of women in Spanish America

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

9786612367038

0-19-515723-0

1-280-50264-9

0-19-534809-5

1-282-36703-X

9786610502646

1-4237-2639-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

271/.900228

B

Soggetti

Nuns - Latin America - Biography - History and criticism

Latin American literature - To 1800 - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-264) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; A Note about the Translations; Introduction; I: Potential Saints; 1. Redeemer of America: Rosa de Lima (1586-1617)-The Dynamics of Identity and Canonization; 2. La China Poblana: Catarina de San Juan (ca. 1607-1688)-Hagiography and the Inquisition; 3. The Mystic Nun: Madre María de San José (1656-1719)-Confession and Autohagiography; II: Not Quite Sinners; 4. The Tenth Muse: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648-1695)-Letters and Learning in the Church; 5. The Happy Saint: Ursula Suárez (1666-1749)-Rogues and New Saintly Roles

6. The Lieutenant Nun: Catalina de Erauso (1592?-1650)-Soldiers' Tales and VirginityConclusions; Appendixes: Selections of Life Writings in translation; A. Rosa de Lima: Selections from Testimony for the Canonization Process; B. Catarina de San Juan: Selections from José Castillo de Graxeda, Compendio de la vida; C. María de San José: Selections from Vida, vol. 1; D. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Selections from La Respuesta a Sor Filotea; E. Ursula Suárez: Selections from



Relación autobiográfica; F. Catalina de Erauso: Selections from Vida i sucesos; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F

GH; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Sommario/riassunto

This book brings together the portraits and autobiographical texts of six 17th-century Latin American women, drawing on primary sources that include Inquisition and canonization records, confessional and mystic journals, and legal defenses and petitions.