Full name: Making Sense of the Troubles: The Story of the Conflict in Northern Ireland

Author: David McKittrick Year: 2000 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction, Politics Culture: Ireland Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781561310708 1561310700

Compellingly written and even-handed in its judgments, this is by far the clearest account of what has happened through the years in the Northern Ireland conflict, and why. After a chapter of background on the period from 1921 to 1963, it covers the ensuing period--the descent into violence, the hunger strikes, the Anglo-Irish accord, the bombers in England--to the present shaky peace process. Behind the deluge of information and opinion about the conflict, there is a straightforward and gripping story. Mr. McKittrick and Mr. McVea tell that story clearly, concisely, and, above all, fairly, avoiding intricate detail in favor of narrative pace and accessible prose. They describe and explain a lethal but fascinating time in Northern Ireland's history, which brought not only death, injury, and destruction but enormous political and social change. They close on an optimistic note, convinced that while peace--if it comes--will always be imperfect, a corner has now been decisively turned. The book includes a detailed chronology, statistical tables, and a glossary of terms. Similar books: Irish History For Dummies by Mike Cronin Irish Freedom by Richard English Rebel Hearts by Kevin Toolis The Greatest Stories Never Told by Rick Beyer Paddy's Lament by Thomas Gallagher Miracles and Massacres by Glenn Beck The Story of the Irish Race by Seumas MacManus A Secret History of the IRA by Ed Moloney Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe Those Are Real Bullets by Peter Pringle The Transformation of Ireland by Diarmaid Ferriter The Great Shame by Thomas Keneally The Graves Are Walking by John Kelly The Making of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr Strange Days Indeed by Francis Wheen Armed Struggle by Richard English Fire and Fury by Michael Wolff America by Dinesh D'Souza Unfreedom of the Press by Mark R. Levin