Abandoning historical conflict? : former political prisoners and reconciliation in Northern Ireland / / Peter Shirlow ... [et al.]
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| Autore: |
Shirlow Peter
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| Titolo: |
Abandoning historical conflict? : former political prisoners and reconciliation in Northern Ireland / / Peter Shirlow ... [et al.]
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| Pubblicazione: | Manchester, : Manchester University Press |
| New York, : Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 | |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (206 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 327.1/7209416 |
| Soggetto topico: | Peace-building - Northern Ireland |
| Ex-convicts - Political activity - Northern Ireland | |
| Ex-convicts - Northern Ireland - Attitudes | |
| Political prisoners - Northern Ireland - Attitudes | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Northern Ireland Politics and government 1994- |
| Soggetto non controllato: | Northern Ireland |
| armed groups | |
| ceasefires | |
| conflict | |
| former prisoners | |
| loyalists | |
| peace process | |
| peace | |
| republicans | |
| violence | |
| Altri autori: | ShirlowPeter |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Abandoning historical conflict |
| ISBN: | 1-78170-303-5 |
| 1-84779-343-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811739603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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