| The Long Road to Peace in Northern Ireland: Peace Lectures from the Institute of Irish Studies at Liverpool University Revised Edition Contributor(s): Elliott, Marianne (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1846310652 ISBN-13: 9781846310652 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $29.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2008 Annotation: The ratification of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 was the culmination of a lengthy and contentious peace process that involved the efforts of a committed team of political actors. In 2001, Marianne Elliott brought together a collection of essays by many of these pivotal figures in "The Long Road to Peace in Northern Ireland," an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and politicians. Now Elliott, one of the most prominent chroniclers of Irish history, presents a fully updated edition with new essays commissioned to explore the events of the past five years. A period that saw successes such as the decommissioning of the Provisional IRA but also a rise in drug trafficking and organized crime, as a generation of men who have done nothing other than serve as paramilitaries are now finding their skills most valued as criminals. With contributions from U.S. Senator George J. Mitchell, Sir David Goodall, Jan Egeland, Lord Owen, and Peter Mandelsohn, the second edition of "The Long Road to Peace in Northern Ireland" is an illuminating record of the ongoing peace process-- and its consequences-- told by the people directly involved in its evolution. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland |
| Dewey: 941.608 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 6.26" W x 9.13" (1.11 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The best-selling first edition of The Long Road to Peace in Northern Ireland (0853236771) included essays from Senator George J. Mitchell, Sir David Goodall, Sir George Quigley, Lord Owen and Niall O'Dowd among others, and demonstrated the evolution of peace in Ireland, culminating in the Good Friday Agreement. Now Marianne Elliott, one of the world's leading historians of Ireland, has updated the book and commissioned new essays to ensure that this vital resource for students, scholars, politicians and the interested general reader continues to illuminate the peace process through the words of some of its pivotal figures. The essays all relate to the nature of peacemaking as a process rather than an event signalled by the signing of an agreement. The significant role of 'third party' diplomacy is touched on by many contributors, as is the need for pragmatism, compromise, and a recognition that it is those people at the polar extremes of any dispute that have to be drawn in if a lasting agreement is to be achieved. |