02717nam 2200601 a 450 991046260520332120200520144314.0(CKB)2670000000331073(EBL)1115302(OCoLC)809940797(SSID)ssj0000821301(PQKBManifestationID)12314408(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000821301(PQKBWorkID)10871465(PQKB)11036491(MiAaPQ)EBC1115302(Au-PeEL)EBL1115302(CaPaEBR)ebr10649960(CaONFJC)MIL436796(EXLCZ)99267000000033107320120613d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe IRA[electronic resource] the Irish Republican Army /James DingleySanta Barbara, Calif. Praeger20121 online resource (220 p.)PSI guides to terrorists, insurgents, and armed groupsDescription based upon print version of record.0-313-38704-4 0-313-38703-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-233) and index.The philosophy and theology of Irish Republicanism -- An history of Irish Ireland and the emergence of the IRA -- The IRA, 1916 to 1923 -- From IRA to PIRA and the "troubles" -- Strategy and tactics -- Weapons and targets -- Organization and structure -- Prison, Sinn Fein, and finance.<i>The IRA: The Irish Republican Army</i> begins by examining the historical background to the development of the IRA, the group's basic ideology, and its aims and objectives. The second part of the book concentrates on the IRA-specifically the Provisional IRA-as a contemporary phenomenon, explaining its organization, how it operates, who joins the IRA, and why. The book explores how the IRA was formed from a Romantic reaction against modernity, and is an expression of a vehement rejection of the liberal, individualist, and scientific values of the Enlightenment. The IRA's attachment to viPraeger security international (Series).Political violenceNorthern IrelandPolitical violenceIrelandNorthern IrelandPolitics and governmentIrelandPolitics and governmentElectronic books.Political violencePolitical violence322.4/209415Dingley James610253MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462605203321The IRA2087160UNINA