num_pages: 384
description: In this vivid and perceptive exploration of the enduring conflict in Ireland and the people who sustain it, Marcus Tanner contends that the roots of "the troubles" are inescapably religious. Through detailed research into the Irish past and a deep personal knowledge of Ireland today, Tanner shows that Ireland's persistent conflict can only be understood in the context of five centuries of failed attempts by the English to impose Protestantism on the Irish state.
language: English
title: Ireland's Holy Wars: The Struggle for a Nation's Soul, 1500-2000
titlecomplete: Ireland's Holy Wars: The Struggle for a Nation's Soul, 1500-2000
genres: History, Nonfiction, Ireland
ratings_count: 31
publisher: Yale University Press