The IRA on film and television
Connelly, Mark, 1951-
The IRA on film and television a history / [electronic resource] : Irish Republican Army on film and television Mark Connelly. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2012. - v, 267 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The Troubles I: the War of Independence and the Irish Civil War -- The big fellow: Michael Collins -- The shamrock and the swastika -- The Troubles II -- The classics: the informer and odd man out -- American angles -- International intrigue -- The gangster film: criminalizing the IRA -- Themes and characters -- Post troubles? -- Conclusion.
"The Irish Republican Army (IRA) has for decades pursued the goal of unifying its homeland into a single sovereign nation, ending British rule in North Ireland. This illustrated history analyzes celluloid depictions of the IRA from the 1916 Easter Rising to the peace process of the 1990s"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Irish Republican Army--In motion pictures.
Irish Republican Army--On television.
Irish question in motion pictures.
Irish Question on television.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.I684 / C66 2012eb
791.43/658415082
The IRA on film and television a history / [electronic resource] : Irish Republican Army on film and television Mark Connelly. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., Publishers, 2012. - v, 267 p. : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The Troubles I: the War of Independence and the Irish Civil War -- The big fellow: Michael Collins -- The shamrock and the swastika -- The Troubles II -- The classics: the informer and odd man out -- American angles -- International intrigue -- The gangster film: criminalizing the IRA -- Themes and characters -- Post troubles? -- Conclusion.
"The Irish Republican Army (IRA) has for decades pursued the goal of unifying its homeland into a single sovereign nation, ending British rule in North Ireland. This illustrated history analyzes celluloid depictions of the IRA from the 1916 Easter Rising to the peace process of the 1990s"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Irish Republican Army--In motion pictures.
Irish Republican Army--On television.
Irish question in motion pictures.
Irish Question on television.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.I684 / C66 2012eb
791.43/658415082