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The IRA 1956–69
Rethinking the Republic
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English
Published/Copyright:
2011
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While there have been many books written about the IRA since 1916, comparatively little attention has been paid to the organisation during the 1960s, despite the fact that the internal divisions culminating in the 1969 split are often seen as key to the conflict which erupted that year. This book, newly available in paperback, redresses that vacuum and through an exhaustive survey of internal and official sources, as well as interviews with key IRA members, provides a unique and fascinating insight into radical Republican politics which will be of interest to those interested in Irish history and politics.
The author looks at the root of the divisions which centred on conflicting attitudes within the IRA on armed struggle, electoral participation and socialism. He argues that while the IRA did not consciously plan the northern 'Troubles', the internal debate of the 1960s had implications for what happened in 1969.
The author looks at the root of the divisions which centred on conflicting attitudes within the IRA on armed struggle, electoral participation and socialism. He argues that while the IRA did not consciously plan the northern 'Troubles', the internal debate of the 1960s had implications for what happened in 1969.
Author / Editor information
Contributor: Matt Treacy
Matt Treacy is a researcher in the Dáil Éireann
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Front matter
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Contents
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Acknowledgements
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List of abbreviations / Publisher's note
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Introduction
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1 The 1956–62 armed campaign and thereorganisation of the IRA
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2 The ideology of traditional republicanism
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3 Abstentionism and the growth of internal divisions
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4 The Wolfe Tone Society and the Communists
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5 The year 1966 and the revival of the IRA ‘threat’
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6 Towards the National Liberation Front
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7 The Northern crisis and the split
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Epilogue
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Glossary
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Select bibliography
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Index
205
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September 13, 2023
eBook ISBN:
9781847794178
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9781847794178
Keywords for this book
Irish Republican Army; internal divisions; conflict; politics; armed struggle; electoral participation; socialism; Troubles; revolutionary movement; 1969
Audience(s) for this book
For a non-specialist adult audience
