David Mckittrick, David McVea

Making Sense of the Troubles (eBook, ePUB)

The Story of the Conflict in Northern Ireland

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Compellingly written and even-handed in its judgments, this is by far the clearest account of what has happened through the years in the Northern Ireland conflict, and why. After a chapter of background on the period from 1921 to 1963, it covers the ensuing period-the descent into violence, the hunger strikes, the Anglo-Irish accord, the bombers in England-to the present shaky peace process. Behind the deluge of information and opinion about the conflict, there is a straightforward and gripping story. Mr. McKittrick and Mr. McVea tell that story clearly, concisely, and, above all, fairly, avoiding intricate detail in favor of narrative pace and accessible prose. They describe and explain a lethal but fascinating time in Northern Ireland's history, which brought not only death, injury, and destruction but enormous political and social change. They close on an optimistic note, convinced that while peace-if it comes-will always be imperfect, a corner has now been decisively turned. The book includes a detailed chronology, statistical tables, and a glossary of terms.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Amsterdam Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461663331
• Artikelnr.: 39121602

Autorenporträt

David McKittrick writes for the Independent and is a winner of the Orwell Prize for Journalism. In 1999 he was named correspondent of the year by the BBC's What the Papers Say. He has reported on Northern Ireland since 1973. David McVea was, for many years, head of the politics department at a leading Belfast grammar school. He now works for Northern Ireland's examinations board. With David McKittrick he helped to produce the book Lost Lives, which tells the stories of all those who died as a result of the Troubles.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction ix Part 2 THE STATIC SOCIETY 1 Chapter 3 1921
63 Part 4 THE O'NEILL YEARS 26 Chapter 5 1963
69 Part 6 DESCENT INTO VIOLENCE 53 Chapter 7 1969
71 Part 8 THE END OF STORMONT 76 Chapter 9 1972
73 Part 10 SUNNINGDALE, STRIKE & STALEMATE 98 Chapter 11 1974
76 Part 12 FROM CASTLEREAGH TO WARRENPOINT 118 Chapter 13 1977
79 Part 14 THE HUNGERSTRIKES 134 Chapter 15 1981
81 Part 16 ANGLO
IRISH ACCORD 149 Chapter 17 1982
85 Part 18 ENNISKILLEN, LIBYA & BOMBS IN ENGLAND 167 Chapter 19 1986
93 Part 20 PEACE PROCESS 184 Chapter 21 1993
94 Part 22 DECOMMISSIONING, DOCKLANDS & DRUMCREE 200 Chapter 23 1994
96 Part 24 BREAKTHROUGH 214 Chapter 25 1997
2001 Part 26 PERSPECTIVES 230 Part 27 CHRONOLOGY 243 Part 28 TABLES 325 Part 29 GLOSSARY 331 Part 30 BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES 338 Part 31 INDEX 340