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. :
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2011.
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Irish Republican Army--In motion pictures.
Irish Republican Army--On television.


Irish question in motion pictures.
Irish Question on television.


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