Abandoning historical conflict? : former political prisoners and reconciliation in Northern Ireland / Peter Shirlow, Jonathan Tonge, James McAuley and Catherine McGlynn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shirlow, Peter, author.

Tonge, Jonathan, author.

McAuley, James W., author.

McGlynn, Catherine, 1973- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace movements--Northern Ireland.

Peace movements.

Ex-convicts--Northern Ireland--Interviews.

Ex-convicts.

Political prisoners--Northern Ireland--Interviews.

Political prisoners.

Ex-convicts--Northern Ireland--Attitudes.

Political prisoners--Northern Ireland--Attitudes.

Truth commissions--Northern Ireland--Public opinion.

Truth commissions.

Public opinion--Northern Ireland.

Public opinion.

Northern Ireland--Politics and government--1998-.

Northern Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 195 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on over 150 interviews with former IRA, INLA, UVF and UFF prisoners, this text analyses why Northern Ireland has seen a transition from war to peace.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78170-303-5

1-84779-343-6

OCLC:

818847415