{"product_id":"michael-collins-and-the-financing-nicholas-ridley-9781138214897","title":"Michael Collins and the Financing of Violent Political Struggle","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichael Collins was a pivotal figure in the Irish struggle for independence and his legacy has resonated ever since. Whilst Collins' role as a guerrilla leader and intelligence operative is well documented, his actions as the clandestine Irish government Minister of Finance have been less studied. The book analyses how funds were raised and transferred in order that the IRA could initiate and sustain the military struggle, and lay the financial foundations of an Irish state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNicholas Ridley examines the legacy of these actions by comparing Collins' \u003ci\u003emodus operandi \u003c\/i\u003efor raising and transferring clandestine funds to those of more modern groups engaged in political violence, as well as the laying of foundations for Irish financial and fiscal regulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Ridley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138214892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138214897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Nicholas Ridley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48113268162815,"sku":"9781138214897","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_20da4c6e-ac15-4a64-a52d-7e051e4ffcfc.jpg?v=1769613990","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/michael-collins-and-the-financing-nicholas-ridley-9781138214897","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}