Language, resistance and revival republican prisoners and the Irish language in the North of Ireland /

Language, resistance and revival republican prisoners and the Irish language in the North of Ireland /

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Explores a key period in Irish history through the original and 'insider' accounts of key protagonists in the contemporary Irish language revival

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mac Ionnrachtaigh, Feargal
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: London : New York : Pluto Press ; Distributed in the United States of America exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
Subjects:
Long Kesh (Prison)
Irish language > Political aspects > Northern Ireland
Irish language > Social aspects > Northern Ireland
Language and culture > Northern Ireland
Prisoners > Northern Ireland
Protest movements > Northern Ireland > History
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Celtic Languages
Electronic books
History
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Foreword by Phil Scraton; Introduction; 1 Colonialism, Culture and Ideology; 2 The Irish Language: Conquest, Suppression and Revival, 1169-1920; 3 'Promoting Sedition': The Irish Language and the 'Orange State', 1922-72; 4 Imprisonment, the Irish Context and the Language; 5 'Na Cásanna': The Cages of Long Kesh, 1973-84; 6 'Ar an Phluid': The H-Blocks, the 'Blanket Protest' and the Aftermath, 1976-85; 7 'Bringing the Language to the People': Revival; Conclusion; Epilogue; Notes; References

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