Abandoning historical conflict? : former political prisoners and reconciliation in Northern Ireland / / Peter Shirlow ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811739603321
• Autore: Shirlow Peter
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Manchester, : Manchester University Press; New York, : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
• ISBN: 1-78170-303-5; 1-84779-343-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (206 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ShirlowPeter
• Disciplina: 327.1/7209416
• Soggetti: 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-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-189) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 on subtle interplays of military, political, economic an