Making Sense of the Troubles: The Story of the Conflict in Northern Ireland
Compellingly written and even-handed in its judgments, this is by far the clearest account of what has happened through the years in the Northern Ireland conflict, and why. After a chapter of background on the period from 1921 to 1963, it covers the ensuing period—the descent into violence, the hunger strikes, the Anglo-Irish accord, the bombers in England—to the present shaky peace process. Behind the deluge of information and opinion about the conflict, there is a straightforward and...
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Compellingly written and evenhanded in its judgements, this is by far the clearest account of what happened through the years in the Northern Ireland conflict, and why. GLASGOW HERALD - CAL MCCRYSTAL Extraordinarily well-balanced, sane, comprehensive, and rich in sober understatement.
Introduction1The static society 1921-6312The O'Neill years 1963-69263Descent into violence 1969-71534The end of Stormont 1972-73765Sunningdale, strike & stalemate 1974-76986From Castlereagh to Warrenpoint 1977-791187The hungerstrikes 1980-811348Anglo-Irish accord 1982-851499Enniskillen, Libya & bombs in England 1986-9316710Peace process 1993-9418411Decommissioning, Docklands & Drumcree 1994-9620012Breakthrough 1997-2001214Perspectives230Chronology243Tables325Glossary331Bibliographical notes338Index340
\ ObserverBuried in the text of most histories you can detect the views of the author. Making Sense of the Troubles, the first attempt to tell the whole story of the past 30 years in Northern Ireland, is an exception.\ — Anne McHardy\ \ \ \ \ IndependentOne of the great merits of David McKittrick and David McVea's book lies in the authors' ability to pinpoint the causes of trouble while avoiding oversimplification.... A valuable resume of causes and effects.\ — Patricia Craig\ \ \ The Irish TimesComprehensive, considered and compassionate.\ — Paul Arthur\ \ \ \ \ Belfast TelegraphA masterly account.\ — Barry White\ \ \ \ \ Glasgow HeraldExtraordinarily well-balanced, sane, comprehensive, and rich in sober understatement.\ — Cal McCrystal\ \ \ \ \ ObserverBuried in the text of most histories you can detect the views of the author. Making Sense of the Troubles, the first attempt to tell the whole story of the past 30 years in Northern Ireland, is an exception.\ \ \ \ \ IndependentOne of the great merits of David McKittrick and David McVea's book lies in the authors' ability to pinpoint the causes of trouble while avoiding oversimplification.... A valuable resume of causes and effects.\ \ \ \ \ Irish IndependentIf you want a frank, accurate and authoritative account you cannot do much better.... There could be no better guide through the intricacies of the Peace Process. This book...is likely to be the definitive account.... An important book.... It should be on every bookshelf.\ \ \ \ \ The Irish TimesComprehensive, considered and compassionate.\ \ \ \ \ Belfast TelegraphA masterly account.\ \ \ \ \ Glasgow HeraldExtraordinarily well-balanced, sane, comprehensive, and rich in sober understatement.\ \ \ \ \ Sunday TribuneThis book tells a sorry tale, and it tells it with a powerful clarity.... It took steady nerves to undertake such a book.\ \ \ \ \ Sunday TribuneThis book tells a sorry tale, and it tells it with a powerful clarity.... It took steady nerves to undertake such a book.\ — Susan McKay\ \ \ \ \ PAUL ARTHURComprehensive, considered and compassionate.\ —IRISH TIMES\ \ \ \ \ BARRY WHITEA masterly account.\ —BELFAST TELEGRAPH\ \ \ \ \ CAL MCCRYSTALExtraordinarily well-balanced, sane, comprehensive, and rich in sober understatement.\ —GLASGOW HERALD\ \ \ \ \ SUSAN MCKAYThis book tells a sorry tale, and it tells it with a powerful clarity....\ —SUNDAY TRIBUNE\ \ \ \ \ BooknewsHaving previously collaborated on , which tells the stories of those who died as a result of the conflict in Northern Ireland, journalist McKittrick and political scholar McVea provide a broad-stroke account of the violence that rocked the region from the 1960s to the 1990s, with a brief historical background back to 1921. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
