| A New Ireland: Politics, Peace, and Reconciliation Contributor(s): Hume, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1568332084 ISBN-13: 9781568332086 Publisher: Roberts Rinehart Publishers OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 1996 Annotation: Throughout twenty-five years of conflict in Northern Ireland, John Hume has been the constant beacon of reason. A New Ireland is John Hume's remarkable story of his personal struggle for civil rights, peace and prosperity for all the people of Ireland. Born in 1937 into a working class Catholic family in Derry, Hume presents vivid memoirs of his youth, family and Catholic Nationalist community. He goes on to explain his political philosophy and examine the historical positions of the parties to the conflict: British and Irish, Unionist and Nationalist. For the first time ever, Hume relates the inside story of his historic meetings with Gerry Adams which eventually led to the 1993 Joint Declaration by Britain and Ireland and the 1994 ceasefire by the IRA and Unionist paramilitaries. He concludes with his assessment of the prospects for a lasting peace in Ireland and his unique vision of an international Irish nation. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - Political Science |
| Dewey: 941.508 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.78" W x 8.72" (0.81 lbs) 223 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Introduction by Tom McEnery Foreword by Senator Edward M. Kennedy Throughout more than twenty-five years of conflict in Northern Ireland, John Hume has been a constant beacon of reason and non-violence. A New Ireland is Hume's remarkable story of his continuing personal struggle for civil rights, peace and prosperity for all the people of Ireland. |