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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA tour de force. Indispensable for all Irish studies collections. . . . Essential.
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Table of ContentsPreface to the Paperback Edition
Chronology
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Matt Brady and May Caffrey
2. The Brady Family: Irish Republicans in the 1930s and 1940s
3. Off to College and into Sinn Féin and the IRA: 1950–1954
4. Arms Raids, Elections, and the Border Campaign: 1955–1956
5. Derrylin, Mountjoy, and Teachta Dála: December 1956–March 1957
6. TD, Internee, Escapee, and Chief of Staff: March 1957–June 1959
7. Marriage and Ending the Border Campaign: June 1959–February 1962
8. Political and Personal Developments in the 1960s: March 1962–1965
9. Dream-Filled Romantics, Revolutionaries, and the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association: 1965–August 1968
10. The Provisionals: September 1968–October 1970
11. The Politics of Revolution: Éire Nua, November 1970–December 1972
12. International Gains and Personal Losses: January 1973–November 1974
13. The Responsibilities of Leadership: November 1974–February 1976
14. A Long War: March 1976–September 1978
15. A New Generation Setting the Pace: October 1978–August 1981
16. "Never, that's what I say to you—Never": September 1981–October 1986
17. "We are here and we are very much in business": October 1986–May 1998
Epilogue
Afterword: The Legacy of Ruarí Ó Brádaigh
Notes on Sources
Works Cited
Index
