In October 1932, the streets of Belfast were gripped by vicious and widespread rioting that lasted the best part of a week. Thousands of unarmed demonstrators fought extended pitched battles against heavily-armed police. Unemployed workers and, indeed, whole working-class communities, dug trenches and built barricades to hold off the police assault. The event became known as the Outdoor Relief Riot - one of very few instances in which class sympathy managed to trump sectarian loyalties in a city famous for its divisions.
- ISBN10 1608466787
- ISBN13 9781608466788
- Publish Date 29 June 2017 (first published 15 June 2017)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Haymarket Books
- Format Paperback
- Pages 250
- Language English