Frontiers of violence : conflict and identity in Ulster and Upper Silesia, 1918-1922 / T.K. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Tim, 1971-

Series:

Oxford historical monographs.

Oxford historical monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Self-determination, National--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).

Self-determination, National.

Self-determination, National--Silesia, Upper (Poland and Czech Republic).

Violence--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).

Violence.

Violence--Silesia, Upper (Poland and Czech Republic).

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--History--20th century.

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).

Ireland--History--Partition, 1921.

Ireland.

Silesia, Upper (Poland and Czech Republic)--History--Partition, 1919-1922.

Silesia, Upper (Poland and Czech Republic).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the years after the First World War both Ulster & Upper Silesia saw violent conflicts over self-determination. Examining the nature of communal boundaries, such as religion & language Timothy Wilson explains the profound contrasts in these experiences of plebeian violence.

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures and Maps; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. A Framework for Comparison; 2. Loyalism and Violence; 3. Irish/Polish Nationalism and Violence; 4. Boundaries, Territory, Identity and Violence; Conclusion: Retrieved Gauntlets; Glossary; Biographical Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612639593

0-19-157396-5

1-282-63959-5

OCLC:

704516204