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Tracing the diplomatic fallout across Washington, Dublin, and the Vatican, it reveals how a prison protest with little popular support crystallised in the election of IRA prisoner Bobby Sands as a Westminster MP and subsequent death on hunger strike - transforming the republican movement's fortunes and international image.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52781292290321,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52781292388625,"sku":"NGR9780192867773","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780192867773.jpg?v=1764005587"},{"product_id":"taken-by-force-book-michael-kerr-9781505874075","title":"Taken By Force","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52783008481553,"sku":"GOR010423503","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781505874075.jpg?v=1764048409"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-michael-kerr.oembed?page=2","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}