{"product_id":"ruairi-o-bradaigh-the-life-and-politics-of-an-irish-revolutionary-paperback-softback-9780253048295","title":"Ruairí Ó Brádaigh; The Life and Politics of an Irish Revolutionary (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253048295","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRuairí Ó Brádaigh\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Life and Politics of an Irish Revolutionary\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert W. White (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253048295\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 May 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e476 pages, 26 b\u0026amp;w photos, 2 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.5 cm, 0.726 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A tour de force. Indispensable for all Irish studies collections. . . . Essential.\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"In a very real sense, Ruairí Ó Brádaigh can . . . be said to be the last, or one of the last Irish Republicans. Studies of the Provisional movement to date have invariably focused more on the Northerners and the role of people like Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness. But an understanding of them is not possible without appreciating where they came from and from what tradition they have broken. Ruairí Ó Brádaigh is that tradition and that is why this account of his life and politics is so important.\"—from the foreword by Ed Moloney, author of A Secret History of the IRA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In a very real sense, Ruairí Ó Brádaigh can . . . be said to be the last, or one of the last Irish Republicans. Studies of the Provisional movement to date have invariably focused more on the Northerners and the role of people like Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness. But an understanding of them is not possible without appreciating where they came from and from what tradition they have broken. Ruairí Ó Brádaigh is that tradition and that is why this account of his life and politics is so important.\" —from the foreword by Ed Moloney, author of \u003ci\u003eA Secret History of the IRA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e At his death in 2013, Ruairí Ó Brádaigh remained a divisive and influential figure in Irish politics and the Irish Republican movement. He was the first person to serve as chief of staff of the Irish Republican Army, as president of the political party Sinn Féin, and to have been elected, as an abstentionist, to the Dublin parliament. He was a prominent, uncompromising, and articulate spokesperson of those Irish Republicans who questioned the peace process in Northern Ireland. His concern was rooted in his analysis of Irish history and his belief that the peace process would not achieve peace. He believed that it would support the continued partition of Ireland and result in continued, inevitable, conflict.\u003cbr\u003e The child of Irish Republican veterans, Ó Brádaigh led IRA raids, was arrested and interned, escaped and lived \"on the run,\" and even spent a period of time on a hunger strike. Because he was an effective spokesman for the Irish Republican cause, he was at different times excluded from Northern Ireland, Britain, the United States, and Canada. He was also a key figure in the secret negotiation of a bilateral IRA-British truce in the mid-1970s.\u003cbr\u003e In a brief afterword for this new edition, author Robert W. White addresses Ó Brádaigh's continuing influence on the Irish Republican Movement, including the ongoing \"dissident\" campaign. Whether for good or bad, this ongoing dissident activity is a part of Ruairí Ó Brádaigh's enduring legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Paperback Edition\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e Foreword\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Matt Brady and May Caffrey\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Brady Family: Irish Republicans in the 1930s and 1940s\u003cbr\u003e 3. Off to College and into Sinn Féin and the IRA: 1950\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;1954\u003cbr\u003e 4. Arms Raids, Elections, and the Border Campaign: 1955\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;1956\u003cbr\u003e 5. Derrylin, Mountjoy, and Teachta Dála: December 1956\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;March 1957\u003cbr\u003e 6. TD, Internee, Escapee, and Chief of Staff: March 1957\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;June 1959\u003cbr\u003e 7. Marriage and Ending the Border Campaign: June 1959\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;February 1962\u003cbr\u003e 8. Political and Personal Developments in the 1960s: March 1962\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;1965\u003cbr\u003e 9. Dream-Filled Romantics, Revolutionaries, and the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association: 1965\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;August 1968\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Provisionals: September 1968\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;October 1970\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Politics of Revolution: Éire Nua, November 1970\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;December 1972\u003cbr\u003e 12. International Gains and Personal Losses: January 1973\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;November 1974\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Responsibilities of Leadership: November 1974\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;February 1976\u003cbr\u003e 14. A Long War: March 1976\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;September 1978\u003cbr\u003e 15. A New Generation Setting the Pace: October 1978\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;August 1981\u003cbr\u003e 16. \"Never, that's what I say to you—Never\": September 1981\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;October 1986\u003cbr\u003e 17. \"We are here and we are very much in business\": October 1986\u0026amp;lt;N\u0026amp;gt;May 1998\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: The Legacy of Ruarí Ó Brádaigh\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Sources\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52670805475608,"sku":"9780253048295","price":22.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ruairi-o-bradaigh-the-life-and-politics-of-an-irish-revolutionary-paperback-softback-9780253048295","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}