| On the Blanket: The Inside Story of the IRA Prisoners' "Dirty" Protest Contributor(s): Coogan, Tim Pat (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312295138 ISBN-13: 9780312295134 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $24.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: The H Block protest is one of the strangest and most controversial issues in the tragic history of Northern Ireland. Republican prisoners, convicted of grave crimes through special courts and ruthless interrogation procedures, campaigned for political status by refusing to wear prison clothes and daubing their cell with excrement.Were they properly convicted criminals, or martyrs to political injustice? In a masterpiece of investigative journalism, Coogan provides us with the only first-hand account of the protest. His investigation led deep into the social, cultural, and economic maze of Northern Ireland's history to give readers an unmatched analysis of a troubled place and its sorrowful history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Political Science | Civil Rights |
| Dewey: 941.608 |
| LCCN: 2003265734 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.9 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Cultural Region - Ireland - Holiday - St. Patrick's Day |
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| Publisher Description: The H Block protest is one of the strangest and most controversial issues in the tragic history of Northern Ireland. Republican prisoners, convicted of grave crimes through special courts and ruthless interrogation procedures, campaigned for political status by refusing to wear prison clothes and daubing their cell with excrement.Were they properly convicted criminals, or martyrs to political injustice? In a masterpiece of investigative journalism, Coogan provides us with the only first-hand account of the protest. His investigation led deep into the social, cultural, and economic maze of Northern Ireland's history to give readers an unmatched analysis of a troubled place and its sorrowful history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Coogan, Tim Pat: - Tim Pat Coogan is Ireland's best-known historical writer. His 1990 biography of Michael Collins rekindled widespread interest in the revolutionary era. He is also the author of The IRA, Long Fellow, Long Shadow, Wherever Green is Worn, and The Famine Plot. |