Synopses & Reviews
This volume contains a re-examination of the Northern Ireland conflict and the ongoing peace process, using previously unreleased archival material. The book looks at choices and omissions by the main political parties and the British and Irish states that lay behind the emergence and persistence of the "Troubles."
About the Author
CILLIAN MCGRATTEN is an IRCHSS Post-Doctoral Fellow at University College, Dublin, Ireland. He has published in Contemporary British History, British Politics and National Identities.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
The Northern Ireland Conflict
Turning Points in the Troubles, 1968-1971
Direct Rule and Power Sharing, 1972-1974
The Politics of Entrenchment, 1974-1985
The Northern Ireland Peace Process, 1985-1997
The Politics of the Past, 1998-2008
Conclusion