Abandoning Historical Conflict?: Former Political Prisoners and Reconciliation in Northern Ireland

by Catherine McGlyn, Jonathan Tonge, Peter Shirlow, et al.

Book Overview

Drawing on over 150 interviews with former IRA, INLA, UVF and UFF prisoners, this is a major analysis of why Northern Ireland has seen a transition from war to peace. Most accounts of the peace process are 'top-down', relying upon the views of political elites. This book is 'bottom-up', analysing the voices of those who actually 'fought the war'. What made them fight, why did they stop and what are the lessons for other conflict zones?

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719087449
• ISBN13: 9780719087448
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"