{"product_id":"war-and-an-irish-town-paperback-1","title":"War and an Irish Town - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEamonn McCann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Few could quarrel with the publisher's description of this as a classic.\" --\u003cem\u003eBooks Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"So honest, so human and so readable.\" --\u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMcCann's account of what it is like to grow up a Catholic in a Northern Irish ghetto--first published in 1974--quickly became a classic account of the feelings generated by British rule. The author was at the center of events in Derry which first brought Northern Ireland to world attention. He witnessed the gradual transformation of the civil rights movement from a mild campaign for \"British Democracy\" to an all-out military assault on the British state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEamonn McCann has been campaigning for social justice in Derry \u003cbr\u003e for more than 40 years. A lifelong socialist and trades unionist, he is \u003cbr\u003e a member of the National Executive of the NUJ and of the Northern \u003cbr\u003e Ireland Committee of the ICTU. \u003cbr\u003e He has campaigned against militarism and war since the days of CND \u003cbr\u003e and the Vietnam protests, and was among those who successfully \u003cbr\u003e took non-violent direct action against the bomb-makers Raytheon. \u003cbr\u003e He is chairman of the Bloody Sunday Trust and a member of Amnesty \u003cbr\u003e International and of the Rail lobby, Into the West. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52626509824307,"sku":"9781608469741","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/h6d7O6zyOg9781608469741.webp?v=1782815519","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/war-and-an-irish-town-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}