Between Two Hells by Diarmaid Ferriter
The history of the war that shaped the Irish political landscape across the twentieth century and up to the present day, by Ireland's most prominent academic and broadcast historian
Between Two Hells is a fascinating exploration of the Civil War and its impact on Ireland and Irish politics in the following half-century, rich in insights into how women and men experienced and responded to the calamity of the split and the tawdry violence that followedThis absorbing study begs the question of why Irish politics did not develop along left/right, urban/rural lines, akin to those seen in other newly independent states * Irish Times *
Simply outstanding ... Between Two Hells takes us closer to the messy truth behind independent Ireland's birth pangs than ever before. ... Ferriter has richly earned his reputation as one of Ireland's leading historians -- Andrew Lynch * Irish Independent *
Original and arresting -- Henry Patterson * Sunday Times Ireland *
Meticulously researched, judiciously balanced and unflinching ... breaks new ground -- Dermot Bolger * Sunday Business Post *
Excellent ... Diarmaid Ferriter, Ireland's best-known and most prolific historian ... enriches lucid and judicious accounts of events and personalities with fresh archival evidence -- Cormac Ó Gráda * BBC History Magazine *
Fascinating ... absorbing -- Eunan O'Halpin * Irish Times *
Praise for A Nation and Not a Rabble: 'Very illuminating detail...simply setting violent events in context is a step forward. Thoughtful, balanced, even handed * Irish Times *
Ferriter's book is of such comprehensive and original scope...immensely readable and impressive * Sunday Business Post *
...The mighty mind this book comes from... rightly renowned for his voracious learning * Sunday Times *
Tugs at the tapestry of myths surrounding the independence struggle and the civil war that followed...A tremendous feat of documentation * The Independent *
Simply outstanding ... Between Two Hells takes us closer to the messy truth behind independent Ireland's birth pangs than ever before. ... Ferriter has richly earned his reputation as one of Ireland's leading historians -- Andrew Lynch * Irish Independent *
Original and arresting -- Henry Patterson * Sunday Times Ireland *
Meticulously researched, judiciously balanced and unflinching ... breaks new ground -- Dermot Bolger * Sunday Business Post *
Excellent ... Diarmaid Ferriter, Ireland's best-known and most prolific historian ... enriches lucid and judicious accounts of events and personalities with fresh archival evidence -- Cormac Ó Gráda * BBC History Magazine *
Fascinating ... absorbing -- Eunan O'Halpin * Irish Times *
Praise for A Nation and Not a Rabble: 'Very illuminating detail...simply setting violent events in context is a step forward. Thoughtful, balanced, even handed * Irish Times *
Ferriter's book is of such comprehensive and original scope...immensely readable and impressive * Sunday Business Post *
...The mighty mind this book comes from... rightly renowned for his voracious learning * Sunday Times *
Tugs at the tapestry of myths surrounding the independence struggle and the civil war that followed...A tremendous feat of documentation * The Independent *
Diarmaid Ferriter is Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin. His previous books include The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000 (2004), Occasions of Sin (2009), Ambiguous Republic (2012), A Nation and not a Rabble (2015), On The Edge (2018) and the international bestseller The Border (2019), all published by Profile Books. He is a regular broadcaster on radio and television and a columnist for the Irish Times. He was elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2019.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781788161749 |
| ISBN 10 | 1788161742 |
| Title | Between Two Hells |
| Author | Diarmaid Ferriter |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Irish Book Awards 2021 (UK) |
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