Biting At The Grave

Biting At The Grave, The Irish Hunger Strikes and the Politics of Despair by Padraig O'Malley. Published by Beacon Press, Boston, MA, 1990. 1st Paperback Edition 2nd Printing. Paperback. Size 8vo. Condition: Good. Orig owners name in ink inside front cover. Edge wear, some text highlighted in green. ''Used'' pasted to spine. Textbook. ISBN 0807002097. LCCN 89-43076. During the spring, summer, and fall of 1981, the world watched with horror as Bobby Sands and nine other young Irish Republican Army members starved themselves to death in a Northern Ireland prison. How could this happen? Blending history, analysis, and interviews with people on all sides of the conflict, the author has written a haunting account of the hunger strikes and their lingering effects on the troubled peoples of Northern Ireland. 330 Pgs. Description text copyright 2005 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 8606.