{"product_id":"9781788495547","title":"Cage Eleven: Prison Writings from Long Kesh","description":"\u003cb\u003eGerry Adams' personal account of his time in Long Kesh prison, reflecting on his experiences as a civil rights activist and political prisoner during the 1970s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong before he became President of Sinn Féin, Gerry Adams was a civil rights activist who took part in sit—ins, marches and protests in Northern Ireland. Along with hundreds of other men, Adams was interned on the \u003ci\u003eMaidstone\u003c\/i\u003e prison ship and in Long Kesh prison – without charge or trial – during the 1970s for his political activities. Women were interned also, in Armagh Women’s Prison. \u003ci\u003eCage Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e is his own account – sometimes passionate, often humorous – of life in Long Kesh. Written while Adams was a prisoner, the pieces were smuggled out for publication.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis updated edition includes a new introduction and sketches drawn in Cage Eleven by another prisoner at the time, Danny Devenny.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Offers a unique insight into … the experience of internment … an unrivalled representation of the resilience and humour that were as much a part of the life of the political prisoner as the adherence to a set of political ideals.’ Irish Herald\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Irish American Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46351326609649,"sku":"9781788495547","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781788495547_p0.jpg?v=1766596292","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781788495547","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}