Pawns in the game
Subtitle: Irish hunger strikes 1912-1981
By: Barry Flynn
Publisher: Collins Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Wilton, Cork
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781848891166
Subjects: Politics and government; Political prisoners; History; Hunger strikes; Irish question
Other titles: Irish hunger strikes 1912-1981
Description: Between 1917 and 1981, 22 Irishmen died on hunger strike. It was adopted as a protest of last resort by republican prisoners in the early 20th century. This book is not just a portrait of those who died but also explores the political circumstances of their strikes the pressure they felt and the pain and suffering of family and friends.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.