| The IRA Revised, Update Edition Contributor(s): Coogan, Tim Pat (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312294166 ISBN-13: 9780312294168 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $38.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: This updated edition of Coogan's bestselling history of the IRA now includes behind-the-scenes information on the recent advances made in the peace process. Meticulously researched and featuring interviews with past and present members of the organization, this is a compelling account of modern Irish history. Four 8-page photo sections. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 941.608 |
| LCCN: 2002279675 |
| Physical Information: 1.9" H x 5.9" W x 9" (2.65 lbs) 864 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland - Holiday - St. Patrick's Day |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An updated edition of this unique, bestselling history of the Irish Republican Army, now including behind-the-scenes information on the recent advances made in the peace process. The IRA provides the only objective, comprehensive history of the organization that has transformed the Irish nationalist movement during the past century. With clarity and objectivity, Coogan examines the IRA's origins, its foreign links, bombing campaigns, hunger strikes and sectarian violence and its role in the latest attempts to bring peace to Northern Ireland. Meticulously researched and backed up by interviews with past and present members of the organization, Tim Pat Coogan's book is an authoritative and compelling account of modern Irish history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Coogan, Tim Pat: - Tim Pat Coogan is Ireland's best-known historical writer. His 1990 biography of Michael Collins rekindled widespread interest in the revolutionary era. He is also the author of The IRA, Long Fellow, Long Shadow, Wherever Green is Worn, and The Famine Plot. |