Ireland's holy wars : the struggle for a nation's soul, 1500-2000
An analysis of the enduring conflict in Ireland. It contends that the roots of "the troubles" are inescapably religious and shows that the persistent conflict can only be understood in the context of five centuries of failed attempts by the English to impose Protestantism on the Irish state.
History
384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780300092813, 0300092814
51272158
Originally published: New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001