Northern Ireland's '68: Civil Rights, Global Revolt And the Origins of the Troubles - Couverture souple

Prince, Simon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0716528703 ISBN 13 : 9780716528708

Editeur : Irish Academic Press Ltd, 2007

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Troubles may have developed into a sectarian conflict, but the violence was sparked by a small band of leftists who wanted Derry in October 1968 to be a repeat of Paris in May 1968. Like their French comrades, Northern Ireland s 68ers had assumed that street fighting would lead to political struggle. The struggle that followed, however, was between communities rather than classes. In the divided society of Northern Ireland, the interaction of the global and the local that was the hallmark of 68 had tragic consequences. Drawing upon a wealth of new sources and scholarship, Simon Prince offers a fresh and compelling interpretation of the civil rights movement, of the origins of The Troubles, and of 68. The authoritative and enthralling narrative weaves together accounts of high politics and grassroots protests, mass movements and individuals, and international trends and historic divisions. Prince shows how events in Northern Ireland and around the world were interlinked during this period.

Biographie de l'auteur

Simon Prince is a Junior Research Fellow at Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford. He completed his PhD at Cambridge University on the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland and has delivered seminar papers on related topics at Cambridge University and at the National University of Ireland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Irish Academic Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0716528703
• ISBN 13: 9780716528708
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible