The IRA [[electronic resource] ] : the Irish Republican Army / / James Dingley

• Autore: Dingley James
• Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , 2012; New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (220 p.)
• Disciplina: 322.4/209415
• Soggetto topico: Political violence - Ireland; Political violence - Northern Ireland
• Soggetto geografico: Ireland Politics and government; Northern Ireland Politics and government
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-233) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: <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 vi
• Titolo autorizzato: The IRA
• ISBN: 979-84-00-67243-9; 979-82-16-10481-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786143903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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