{"product_id":"war-and-an-irish-town-paperback-1","title":"War and an Irish Town - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEamonn McCann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEamonn McCann's account of what it is like to grow up a Catholic in a Northern Irish ghetto was first published in 1974. It quickly became a recognised as a classic account of the feelings generated by British rule. The author was at the centre of events in Derry which first brought Northern Ireland to world attention. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He witnessed the gradual transformation of the civil rights movement from a mild campaign for 'British Democracy' to an all-out military assault on the British state. This new edition updates the last edition (1980) with an additional introduction covering the last thirteen years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e War and an Irish Town is a trenchant, powerful narrative which reaches an unequivocal conclusion: 'There can be no internal solution to the Northern Ireland problem. The existence of the northern state is the problem'.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEamonn McCann\u003c\/b\u003e is an Irish politician, journalist and political activist from Northern Ireland. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bloody Sunday Inquiry\u003c\/i\u003e (Pluto, 2005), which became the classic account of the 1972 events. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eWar and an Irish Town\u003c\/i\u003e (Pluto, 1993).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.54 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50394746683629,"sku":"9780745307251","price":51.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/UIsrTywLV-9780745307251.webp?v=1785849004","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/war-and-an-irish-town-paperback-1","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}