Learning behind Bars - How IRA Prisoners Shaped the Peace Process in Ireland (Hardcover)

Learning behind Bars is an oral history of former Irish republican prisoners in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland between 1971, the year internment was introduced, and 2000, when the high-security Long Kesh Detention Centre/HM Prison Maze closed. Dieter Reinisch outlines the role of politically motivated prisoners in ending armed conflicts as well as the personal and political development of these radical activists during their imprisonment. Based on extensive life-story interviews with Irish Republican Army (IRA) ex-prisoners, the book examines how political prisoners developed their intellectual positions through the interplay of political education and resistance. It sheds light on how prisoners used this experience to initiate the debates that eventually led to acceptance of the peace process in Northern Ireland. Politically relevant and instructive, Learning behind Bars illuminates the value of education, politics, and resistance in the harshest of social environments.

General

Imprint:	University of Toronto Press
Country of origin:	Canada
Release date:	October 2022
First published:	2022
Authors:	Dieter Reinisch
Dimensions:	235 x 159 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-1-4875-4582-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > History of ideas, intellectual history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Causes & prevention of crime Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Drugs trade / drug trafficking Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Criminal investigation & detection Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Oral history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	1-4875-4582-7
Barcode:	9781487545826

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