A second edition of Richard Bourke's classic study of the Northern Ireland Troubles, this edition includes a new preface. "Peace in Ireland" examines the events of 1968 2003 in broad historical perspective, including an exploration of the ideological roots of the conflict in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It covers the decisive episodes that marked the trajectory of the Troubles, from the Civil Rights Movement, Bloody Sunday, and the Sunningdale Agreement, to the hunger strikes, the paramilitary ceasefires, and the Good Friday Agreement. The book exposes the assumption...
A second edition of Richard Bourke's classic study of the Northern Ireland Troubles, this edition includes a new preface. "Peace in Ireland" examines ...