War and an Irish Town - Softcover

McCann, Eamonn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0861043022 ISBN 13: 9780861043026

Publisher: Pluto Press, 1993

Synopsis

A Pluto Classic. "An essential reference work for those interested in the roots of the conflict in the North" Irish Post

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Review:

'An essential reference work for those interested in the roots of the conflict in the North.' -- Irish Post 'Few could quarrel with the publisher's description of this as a classic.' -- Books Ireland 'There is no denying the powerful ways in which McCann recounts the events of those early years of the troubles.' -- Robert Fisk, The Times 'So honest, so human and so readable.' -- Irish Times

From the Back Cover:

War and an Irish Town is Eamonn McCann's classic account of growing up Catholic in a Northern Irish ghetto. McCann paints a vivid picture of the tumultuous early days of the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland, as peaceful protest - driven off the streets - developed into armed insurrection. This new edition - which contains the full text of the original 1974 edition - includes an extended introduction, in which McCann argues (against both nationalist and loyalist orthodoxies) that the ideals that inspired the early movement continue to offer the only way out of the bloody mess of politics in Northern Ireland today.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0861043022
• ISBN 13: 9780861043026
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176