{"product_id":"fragments-of-victory-the-contemporary-irish-left-paperback","title":"Fragments of Victory: The Contemporary Irish Left - 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\u003eOis?n Gilmore\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Landy\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is much to learn from modern left-wing activism in Ireland. A rich tapestry of movements, including republicans, social democrats, trade unions, Trotskyists, and anarchists, they have been battling neoliberalism and austerity with vigor, frustration, success, and failure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFragments of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e charts these political currents, from the difficult early years of anti-austerity campaigning to the successful mass campaign to end water charges and prevent water privatization and the seismic victory that was 'Repeal' - the campaign for women's reproductive rights. Looking to the present, the campaign around the brutal housing crisis is also addressed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each chapter covers a different campaign or group, written by leading activists who provide insider perspectives on how history was made and share valuable insights that can be applied to international movements everywhere.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ois?n Gilmore is Senior Economist at TASC (Thinktank for Action on Social Change) in Dublin, Ireland. He has participated in various social movements in Ireland, Britain and continental Europe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e David Landy is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology in Trinity College Dublin and Director of the MPhil in Race, Ethnicity, Conflict. He has written for \u003ci\u003eSociology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEthnic and Racial Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Social Movement Studies\u003c\/i\u003e on the water charges movement, Irish anti-racism and Palestinian solidarity. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eJewish Identity and Palestinian Rights\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eEnforcing Silence: Academic Freedom and Criticism of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47519597166813,"sku":"9780745348759","price":28.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/uJ6dCk0vN39780745348759.webp?v=1772231558","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/fragments-of-victory-the-contemporary-irish-left-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}