The Irish against the war : postcolonial identity & political activism in contemporary Ireland /

"The purpose of the book is to explore and explicate the origins, evolution and mobilisation of anti-war activism in Ireland from the 1950s. The author applies postcolonial critical perspectives alongside social movement theory to define the multifaceted Irish approach to different internationa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Louvet, Marie-Violaine (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Peter Lang, 2024.
Series:Reimagining Ireland, volume 128
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • A conceptual framework for the study of the Irish anti-war movements
  • Campaigning for nuclear disarmament : the Irish CND
  • Protesting against the Vietnam War in Ireland
  • The Irish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament : a rebirth
  • Irish activism against the Gulf War (1990-1991)
  • East Timor : lobbying the Irish government for peace (1990s)
  • Opposing the Kosovo War (1999)
  • The Afghanistan War and the birth of the Irish anti-war movement
  • The 2003 Iraq War & Irish politics
  • Irish civil society mobilized against the 2003 Iraq War.