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Autore |
Shirlow Peter |
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Titolo |
Abandoning historical conflict? [[electronic resource] ] : former political prisoners and reconciliation in Northern Ireland / / Peter Shirlow ... [et al.] |
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Manchester, : Manchester University Press |
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New York, : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-78170-303-5 |
1-84779-343-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (206 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Peace-building - Northern Ireland |
Ex-convicts - Political activity - Northern Ireland |
Ex-convicts - Northern Ireland - Attitudes |
Political prisoners - Northern Ireland - Attitudes |
Northern Ireland Politics and government 1994- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-189) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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9780719080111; 9780719080111; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Politically motivated prisoners inNorthern Ireland; Former prisoners in a global context; Political views and understandings; Imprisonment, ideologicaldevelopment and change; Political and tactical change amongformer prisoners; Conflict transformation and changingperceptions of the 'other'; Former prisoners and societalreconstruction; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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?Based on a Leverhulme Trust project and written by an expert team, the book offers a new analysis, based |
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