Belfast and Derry in Revolt (Paperback)

Simon Prince

ISBN 10: 1788550935 / ISBN 13: 9781788550932

Published by Irish Academic Press Ltd, County Dublin, 2019

About this Item

Paperback. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a civil war started in Northern Ireland. This book tells that story through Belfast and Derry, using original archival research to trace how multiple and overlapping conflicts unfolded on their streets. The Troubles grew out of a political process that mobilised opponents and defenders of the Stormont regime, and which also dragged London and Dublin into the crisis. Drawing upon government papers, police reports, army files, intelligence summaries, evidence to inquiries and parish chronicles, this book sheds fresh light on key events such as the 5 October 1968 march, the Battle of the Bogside, the Belfast riots of August 1969, the Battle of St Matthews (June 1970) and the Falls Road curfew (July 1970).Prince and Warner offer us two richly detailed, engaging narratives that intertwine to present a new history of the start of the Troubles in Belfast and Derry one that also establishes a foundation for comparison with similar developments elsewhere in the world. A fresh and unique perspective on the key defining events of the early period of the Troubles: the Battles of the Bogside, Bombay Street and St Matthews, the Falls Road curfew and the Divis Riots. Two richly detailed stories that intertwine to present a new history of the start of the Troubles. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Belfast and Derry in Revolt (Paperback)
• Publisher: Irish Academic Press Ltd, County Dublin
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1788550935
• ISBN 13: 9781788550932
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a civil war started in Northern Ireland. This book tells that story through Belfast and Derry, using original archival research to trace how multiple and overlapping conflicts unfolded on their streets. The Troubles grew out of a political process that mobilised opponents and defenders of the Stormont regime, and which also dragged London and Dublin into the crisis. Drawing upon government papers, police reports, army files, intelligence summaries, evidence to inquiries and parish chronicles, this book sheds fresh light on key events such as the 5 October 1968 march, the Battle of the Bogside, the Belfast riots of August 1969, the ‘Battle of St Matthew’s’ (June 1970) and the Falls Road curfew (July 1970). Prince and Warner offer us two richly-detailed, engaging narratives that intertwine to present a new history of the start of the Troubles in Belfast and Derry—one that also establishes a foundation for comparison with similar developments elsewhere in the world.

About the Author

Dr Simon Prince is a Visiting Lecturer at King’s College London and the author of Northern Ireland’s ’68: Civil Rights, Global Revolt and the Origins of the Troubles (Irish Academic Press, 2007). Professor Geoffrey Warner is a Supernumerary Fellow in Modern History at Brasenose College Oxford. He is the author of many books and has published widely in the field of Northern Ireland’s history.