Northern Ireland: the fragile peace

The complete history of Northern Ireland from the Irish Civil War to Brexit "A wonderful book, beautifully written. . . . Informative and incisive."--Irish Times   After two decades of relative peace following the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, the Brexit referendum in 2016 reopened the No...

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Main Author: Cochrane, Feargal 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven ; London Yale University Press 2021
Edition:New edition
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Online Access:UBY01
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Summary:The complete history of Northern Ireland from the Irish Civil War to Brexit "A wonderful book, beautifully written. . . . Informative and incisive."--Irish Times   After two decades of relative peace following the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, the Brexit referendum in 2016 reopened the Northern Ireland question. In this thoughtful and engaging book, Feargal Cochrane considers the region's troubled history from the struggle for Irish independence in the nineteenth century to the present. New chapters explain the reasons for the suspension of devolved government at Stormont in 2017 and its restoration in 2020 as well as the consequences for Northern Ireland of Britain's decision to leave the European Union. Providing a complete account of the province's hundred-year history, this book is essential reading to understand the present dimensions of the Northern Irish conflict
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780300258851
DOI:10.12987/9780300258851

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