Synopses & Reviews
Here is the revised edition of a text that has practically become a classic in the field of American foreign policy. Like its predecessor, the new edition of Policy Makers and CriticS≪/i> addresses America's policy abroad…and why it is so difficult for policymakers and the public to agree on our proper and legitimate role in world affairs. With events in South Africa, Libya, the Philippines, and Haiti, among others, the book may be more timely now than ever before.
Table of Contents
Introduction. The impact of the Northern Ireland crisis on the economy / N.J. Gibson -- Psychological well-being in Northern Ireland / Karen Trew -- The impact of the troubles on the law and legal system of Northern Ireland / D.S. Greer -- The Northern Ireland electorate / Joseph E. Thompson -- The faith and its forms in times of strife / Eric Gallagher -- Catholics, Catholicism, and the Northern Ireland crisis / Gary MacEoin -- "Words at once both gaff and bait" : the writer's response to Northern Ireland / Joseph Browne -- Poets and culture : Seamus Heaney, Derek Mahon, and Tom Paulin / Terence Brown -- "No petty people" : William Trevor and the Anglo-Irish dimension ... / Robert E. Rhodes -- Community conscience of reflection? : theatre in Northern Ireland / Claudia Harris.