The Irish Civil War and Society : Politics, Class, and Conflict / by G. Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foster, G., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History.

Great Britain.

Military history.

World politics.

History, Modern.

Political science.

History of Britain and Ireland.

Military History.

Political History.

Modern History.

Political Science.

Local Subjects:

History of Britain and Ireland.

Military History.

Political History.

Modern History.

Political Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Irish Civil War and Society sheds new light on the social currents shaping the Irish Civil War, from the 'politics of respectability' behind animosities and discourses; to the intersection of social conflicts with political violence; to the social dimensions of the war's messy aftermath.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Re-approaching the Social Dimensions of the Irish Civil War; 2 Pro-Treaty Social Attitudes and Perceptions of Republicans; 3 Republican Social Attitudes and Perceptions of the Free State; 4 Social and Political Meanings of Clothing Pre- to Post-Revolution; 5 The Varieties of Social Conflict in the Civil War; 6 State Repression in the Civil War's Aftermath; 7 Winners and Losers: Financial Victimization and the Economics of Animosity after the Civil War; 8 IRA Emigration and the Social Outcomes of the Civil War; Epilogue; Notes

BibliographyIndex

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781349490615

134949061X

9781137425706

1137425709