Irish Nationalism and Political Violence in the Wider World, 1867–1900
by
Niall Whelehan
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
In the 1880s a New York-based faction of militant Irish nationalists conducted the first urban bombing campaign in history, targeting symbolic public buildings in Britain with homemade bombs. This book investigates the people and ideas behind this spectacular new departure in revolutionary violence....