{"product_id":"9781909005822","title":"The Dynamics of War and Revolution: Cork City, 1916-1918","description":"The city of Cork experienced a political odyssey between Easter 1916 and the end of 1918. Wartime policies conceived in London manifested themselves unexpectedly in Cork--The Defence of the Realm Act was used to repress political speech; deficit spending generated massive inflation; mandatory arbitration encouraged workers to join trade unions; food rationing panicked a country scarred by the Potato Famine; and military conscription generated virtual rebellion. As a result, the Cork public increasingly turned against the war. \u003cp\u003eThe book examines the political situation in Cork prior to the Easter Rising; local reactions to the rebellion; the rapid creation of the Republican mass movement; the dramatic decline of the Irish Party; the explosion of anti-authority street rioting; the mobilization of women in the independence struggle; disturbances against venereal disease treatments and visiting American sailors; the emergence of radical trade unionism; agitation over the retention of local food supplies; the nationalist mobilization during the Conscription Crisis; and Sinn Fein's triumph in the 1918 General Election.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cork University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062900670704,"sku":"9781909005822","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781909005822_p0.jpg?v=1763622292","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909005822","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}