A Short History of the Troubles

von Brian Feeney

168 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Northern Ireland's Troubles unfold through a gripping account of fear, fear, and resilience amid violence and political turmoil.From the first symptoms of serious unrest - the Divis Street riots of 1964 - to the tortuous political manoeuvrings culminating in the 2003 Assembly elections, the book traces the reality of life in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.It details the motivation behind the IRA 'armed struggle', the Civil Rights movement, the murder campaigns of various loyalist terror groups, the major incidents of violence and the response of the British security forces and the justice system.It describes what it was like to live with bombs, army searches in the dead of night, death threats to politicians, activists and others. A detailed account of the political and personal toll of the Northern Ireland conflict.

• Reihe: Short Histories
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Europäische Geschichte
• ISBN: 9781847176448
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.04.2014
• Größe: 195 x 130 mm
• Verlag: O'Brien Press Ltd