Labour V. Sinn Fein

What terrified the State, employers, and major elements of the British Trades Union and Labour Movement was that the Dublin strikers were linked to an armed force of workers, the Citizens' Army. This was alien to any preceding political or industrial dispute. It was the first time in Ireland's, and Britain's, history that the main protagonists against the State were socialists, and indeed armed ones. British intelligence warned of the dangers of this strike, noting that this was not just an industrial dispute, and, if left its own devices, could lead to a Socialist revolution that might spread to the mainland. This fascinating period saw Sinn Fein, who were vehemently opposed to the strike, transformed during the unrest from a fringe group to a major party at the expense of Labour and socialism.

ISBN 095569230X   Pages 88 ISBN13 9780955692307 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher T Mccarthy   Weight (grammes) 142 Imprint T Mccarthy   Published in Buckhurst Format Paperback   Height (mm) 229 Publication date 21 Mar 2008   Width (mm) 152 DEWEY 331.89294183509041   Spine width (mm) 5 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level General

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