Irish Political Prisoners 1848-1922 : Theatres of War

ISBN-13: 9780415378666 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 828 str.

Sean McConville

Opis

Talks about political violence and the punishment of Irish political prisoners from 1848 to the founding of the Irish Free State in 1922. This book provides a comprehensive survey of Irish revolutionary struggle, matching chapters on punishment of offender

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The Young Irelanders  2. Gentlemen Convicts  3. The Fenians: A Dream of Revolution  4. The Fenians in Prison  5. Amnesty: Gladstone Takes a Chance  6. The Convict Michael Davitt  7. The Dynamitards  8. The Dynamitards in Prison  9. The Easter Rising  10. Internment: A Training Camp in Wales  11. Imprisonment: War by Other Means  12. Roger Casement: A Question of Honour  13. Sinn Féin, 1917–19  14. 'Frightfulness': Ireland, 1919–22  15. Bang and Whimper, 1919–22

O autorze

Seán McConville is Professor of Criminal Justice and Professorial Reseacrh Fellow in the Department of Law, Queen Mary, University of London. He has published widely on imprisonment and related political and legal issues.