{"product_id":"the-provisional-ira-tommy-mckearney-9780745330747","title":"The Provisional IRA: From Insurrection to Parliament","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book analyses the underlying reasons behind the formation of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), its development, where this current in Irish republicanism is at present and its prospects for the future. Tommy McKearney, a former IRA member who was part of the 1980 hunger strike, challenges the misconception that the Provisional IRA was only, or even wholly, about ending partition and uniting Ireland. He argues that while these objectives were always the core and headline demands of the organisation, opposition to the old Northern Ireland state was a major dynamic for the IRA's armed campaign. As he explores the makeup and strategy of the IRA he is not uncritical, examining alternative options available to the movement at different periods, arguing that its inability to develop a clear socialist programme has limited its effectiveness and reach. This authoritative and engaging history provides a fascinating insight into the workings and dynamics of a modern resistance movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tommy McKearney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745330746\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745330747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Tommy McKearney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981166805247,"sku":"9780745330747","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e27ac107-2e4b-4709-a5ff-9f4797490444.jpg?v=1683254021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-provisional-ira-tommy-mckearney-9780745330747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}