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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: William Murphy (Lecturer in Irish Studies, Lecturer in Irish Studies, Mater Dei Institute of Education, Dublin City University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.70cm Weight: 0.630kg ISBN: 9780199569076ISBN 10: 019956907 Pages: 314 Publication Date: 06 March 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1: 'What is good enough for the suffragettes': Ireland, 1912-1914 2: 'In place of an Academy we have a jail': Ireland, Summer 1915 - Easter 1916 3: 'Nowhere else does one learn to know a colleague so well': May 1916 - June 1917 4: 'Hunger-Strike Mania': Ireland, June 1917- June 1918 5: 'The same walls & doors & gates & persons': Internment (Britain) May 1918 - March 1919 6: 'Out with the warrants, set on the G men, roll up the Black Marias, fill up the jails': June 1918 - July 1919 7: 'You will find they will climb down': August 1919-June 1920 8: 'The Tower of Hunger': August-November 1920 9: 'Home Rule within the Empire': November 1920 - June 1921 10: 'Every internee was a centre of disaffection': Truce to Treaty 11: 'The gates are thrown open' Conclusion Bibliography AppendicesReviewsPolitical Imprissonment in Ireland marks the appearance of a significant publication relating to Ireland's revolutionary decade. This is the first comprehensive study of political imprisonment in the years 1912 to 1921, when 6,129 men and women were either interned or imprisoned as a result of the unrest in the country in the aftermath of the 1916 rebellion and subsequent War of Independence. Maria Luddy, History Today Murphy provides a well-written and meticulously researched account of Irish imprisonment... an important study of a central facet of modern Irish history that will undoubtedly pave the way for closer analysis Ian Miller, Irish Studies Review a well-written, direct, concise, engaging, and enjoyable study, neither disappointingly simplistic nor needlessly esoteric. It is accessible to new students of the period and specialists alike. The original research is extremely impressive and renders the work a valuable contribution to prison studies and studies of the Irish revolution while it is simultaneously a great sample of history written from below. Nicholas A. Stark, H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences Online This is a well-written and tightly-argued book. Murphy lays out his evidence clearly and carefully, yet gives readers an accessible and engaging text. His analysis of the Irish prison administration is first-class and is an important addition to the literature. John Borgonovo, Studia Hibernica This is a landmark study on the subject and will be a benchmark by which subsequent work in this area is judged. James Loughlin, American Historical Review Drawing on a wide range of archival sources, manuscripts, contemporary publications, memoirs, and secondary literature, Murphy provides a social and cultural history of political imprisonment. This is a welcome approach, moving the focus away from previous research on political developments surrounding certain prisons and individuals ... [a] well-written and easy to read book. Dieter Reinisch, The Pensive Quill Political Imprissonment in Ireland marks the appearance of a significant publication relating to Ireland's revolutionary decade. This is the first comprehensive study of political imprisonment in the years 1912 to 1921, when 6,129 men and women were either interned or imprisoned as a result of the unrest in the country in the aftermath of the 1916 rebellion and subsequent War of Independence. Maria Luddy, History Today Murphy provides a well-written and meticulously researched account of Irish imprisonment... an important study of a central facet of modern Irish history that will undoubtedly pave the way for closer analysis Ian Miller, Irish Studies Review a well-written, direct, concise, engaging, and enjoyable study, neither disappointingly simplistic nor needlessly esoteric. It is accessible to new students of the period and specialists alike. The original research is extremely impressive and renders the work a valuable contribution to prison studies and studies of the Irish revolution while it is simultaneously a great sample of history written from below. Nicholas A. Stark, H-Net Humanities and Social Sciences Online Political Imprissonment in Ireland marks the appearance of a significant publication relating to Ireland's revolutionary decade. This is the first comprehensive study of political imprisonment in the years 1912 to 1921, when 6,129 men and women were either interned or imprisoned as a result of the unrest in the country in the aftermath of the 1916 rebellion and subsequent War of Independence. Maria Luddy, History Today Murphy provides a well-written and meticulously researched account of Irish imprisonment... an important study of a central facet of modern Irish history that will undoubtedly pave the way for closer analysis Ian Miller, Irish Studies Review Author InformationWilliam Murphy is an historian of the political and cultural history of modern Ireland. The North American Society for Sport History named The Gaelic Athletic Association, 1884-2009, which he co-edited, best edited collection of 2009. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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