RT Book
T1 The origins and rise of dissident Irish republicanism: the role and impact of organizational splits
A1 Morrison, John F.
LA English
PP New York, NY u.a.
PB Bloomsbury
YR 2013
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/769241336
AB "Throughout its history the Irish Republican Movement has been beset by splits. The former paramilitary and author Brendan Behan famously quipped that, 'The first thing on the agenda was always the split.' In this in-depth research Morrison analyses the splits through his extensive range of interviews with leadership and rank and file members of the political and paramilitary wings of the Movement. This timely analysis shows how the splits have both aided the politicization of Sinn Fein and the Provisional IRA while in parallel they have brought about the recent intensification of dissident Republican paramilitary activity. He charts the rise of groups including the Real IRA, Continuity IRA and the newly emerging 'New IRA.' By applying his unique process model of splits Morrison provides an insightful analysis of this long-lasting terrorist movement"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN DA963
SN 978-1-62356-844-3
K1 Irish Republican Army : History
K1 Provisional IRA : History
K1 Real IRA : History
K1 Sinn Fein : History
K1 Republicanism : Ireland : History : 20th century
K1 Republicanism : Northern Ireland : History : 20th century
K1 Ireland : Politics and government : 1949-
K1 Northern Ireland : Politics and government : 1969-1998
K1 Northern Ireland : Politics and government : 1998-
K1 Irland : Republikanismus : Spaltung