Talking to Terrorists: Making Peace in Northern Ireland and the Basque Country (Columbia/Hurst)

by Martyn Frampton, John Bew, Iñigo Gurruchaga

Book Overview

Northern Ireland's peace agreement, which put an end to IRA aggression, has been widely admired as a stellar model of conflict resolution. It is believed that Britain avoided rigid preconditions in its meeting with the IRA, a move that encouraged other governments to seek similar sit-downs with extremist groups. Whether in Spain, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, or Iraq, many now believe that intelligence agencies should follow the lessons of Ulster in their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231154186
• ISBN13: 9780231154185
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 5.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher