Irish Hunger Strikes and the Cult of Self-Sacrifice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8097399 |
|---|---|
| Authors | George Sweeney (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 421-437 |
| Publication date | 1993-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Contemporary History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0094 • E-ISSN: 1461-7250 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/002200949302800302 |
| OpenAlex | W1989816670 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 1 |
Hunger striking as a means of obtaining social or economic redress, or as a method of political confrontation has a plotted, yet discernible, history in Ireland. While the phenomenon is not peculiar to Irish politics, the country did witness one of the largest hunger strike protests of the twentieth century. In October 1923, more than 8000 political prisoners, opposed to the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, went on hunger strike'. Two prisoners died before the protest was called to a halt
Ancient history · Archaeology · Cult · Irish · Sacrifice · History · Irish and British Studies · Philosophy
The Anglo-Irish Agreement, 1985
The Good Friday Agreement, 1998
The Good Friday Agreement, 1998
Conclusion
Note on Documents
Introduction
The Downing Street Declaration and Framework Documents, 1993–1995
The Sunningdale Agreement, 1973
Disembodiment
The Radical Redemption Model
Poland's Solidarity Movement and the Global Politics of Human Rights
Palestinian Hunger Strikers in the Israeli Settler-Colonial and Carceral System
The sensuous secrets of shelter
A History of Force Feeding
Prayer or Protest
“Appeal from this fiery bed …”
A troubling cost—A study of the republican sacrifice in murals
The Impacts of British Policies and the IRA’s Ideology on the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike
All's Fair in Love and War
Reclaiming the social body through self‐directed violence
Martyrdom and emotional resistance in the case of Northern Kurdistan
Negotiating a Settlement in Northern Ireland, 1969-2019
Spoiling Through Performative Nonviolence
Fasting as Commemorative Strategy
Social Protest under Authoritarianism
Rational and Emotional Tension Balances in the Organization of Political Hunger Strikes
The Body as Weapon
Interrogating the myth of the Irish republican hero
Hunger strikes and differential consciousness
Using the Past to Promote a Peaceful Future
The hunger strike as a biopolitical technology
The Twice-Killed
| Citations per year | 1.52 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |