The First Northern Ireland Peace Process: Power-Sharing, Sunningdale and the IRA Ceasefires 1972-76

ISBN-13: 9781137277169 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 260 str.

Thomas Hennessey

Opis

Using archival sources, including the papers of one of the Provisional IRA's Army Council, The First Northern Ireland Peace Process examines the attempt from 1972-76 to end the 'Troubles'. It also answers why this process failed. With parallels to the later Good Friday Agreement, the British and Irish Governments negotiated a power-sharing administration in Northern Ireland and an 'Irish Dimension'. The book examines this administration and also explores the secret talks, brokered by MI6, to persuade the Provisional IRA to end its armed struggle and enter into the political process.

Recenzje

"Thomas Hennessey's new book is the latest addition to scholarly works exploring the early to mid-1970s, a highly significant period in Northern Ireland's political history. A wealth of archival sources pertaining to these years is now available to researchers, and there is much within the documents to debate. ... The First Northern Ireland Peace Process provides a thought-provoking contribution to the literature on this period." (Shaun McDaid, American Historical Review, February, 2017)

O autorze

Thomas Hennessey is Reader in History at Canterbury Christ Church University.