Using a transnational approach, this volume surveys the origins of Irish terrorism and its impact on the Anglo-Saxon community during an era of intense imperialism. While at times it posed sharp disagreements between Britain and the United States, their ideological repulsion to terrorism later led to cooperation in counter-terrorism strategies.

Autorentext
JONATHAN GANTT is a History Instructor at the University of South Carolina, USA.

Inhalt
Introduction Fenian Terrorism Confronts Atlantic Anglo-Saxons, 1865-1870 Agrarian Terrorism Confounds Atlantic Anglo-Saxons, 1870-1882 Clan-na-Gael Terrorism Congeals Atlantic Anglo-Saxon Ideological, 1880-1887 Sinn Féin Terrorism Cements Atlantic Anglo-Saxon Collaboration, 1919-1922 Conclusion