A Nation and Not a Rabble: The Irish Revolutions 1913-1923

by Diarmaid Ferriter

Book Overview

Packed with violence, political drama and social and cultural upheaval, the years 1913-1923 saw the emergence in Ireland of the Ulster Volunteer Force to resist Irish home rule and in response, the Irish Volunteers, who would later evolve into the IRA. World War One, the rise of Sinn Fein, intense Ulster unionism and conflict with Britain culminated in the Irish war of Independence, which ended with a compromise Treaty with Britain and then the enmities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468312162
• ISBN13: 9781468312164
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"