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OverviewThis book examines the militant Irish republican movement in the United States from the final months of the Irish Civil War through to the Second World War. The narrative carefully and creatively intertwines the personalities, events and policies that shaped the activism during this period and shows the evolution of its inherently transnational nature. Through a bottom-up historical analysis that incorporates an examination of more than eighty archival collections in the US, Ireland and Britain, the book presents for the first time an account of the anti-Treaty IRA veterans who arrived in the US after the Irish Civil War. Upon their settlement in Irish-American communities, these republicans directly influenced and guided the US-based militant republican organisation, Clan na Gael, transformed the overall dynamics of militant Irish republicanism in America and provided leadership and co-ordination for an IRA bombing campaign. With the inclusion of these veterans' stories, the book provides a fresh interpretation of the inter-war movement in America that shows it to be far from as stagnant, wayward and detached from Irish affairs as has previously been claimed. -- . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gavin Wilk , Bethan HirstPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.517kg ISBN: 9780719091667ISBN 10: 0719091667 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 31 October 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction: ‘Out of Ireland, I never shall be happy’ 2. The search for direction, 1923–6 3. Irish departures, American arrivals, 1923–6 4. Transforming the movement, 1927–30 5. Creating a new identity, 1931–5 6. Depression, survival and assistance, 1931–5 7. Guiding a bombing campaign from the United States, 1936–9 8. Restrained action, 1940–5 9. Conclusion Bibliography Index -- .ReviewsAuthor InformationGavin Wilk is a Lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Limerick Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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