{"product_id":"northern-ireland-2","title":"Northern Ireland","description":"For almost three decades the troubles in Northern Ireland raged, claiming over 3,600 lives, with civilians accounting for almost half the fatalities. In this book, Jonathan Tonge examines the reasons for that conflict; the motivations of the groups involved and explores the prospects for a post-conflict Northern Ireland.  \u003cp\u003eThe book:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eassesses the motivations and campaigns of the IRA, UVF and UDA and other armed groups\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscusses what each paramilitary group achieved through violence\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eanalyses the continuing controversies surrounding the Northern Irelands dirty war\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoutlines the extent of collusion between British security forces and loyalist paramilitaries\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexplores how governments and political parties shaped the peace process\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003escrutinizes prospects for the political development of unionism and nationalism within a devolved power sharing framework\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexamines whether the sectarian divide is strengthening or weakening\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003econcludes by assessing whether Northern Ireland can move permanently from violence and instability to become a normal peaceful polity, in which the war is merely a historic relic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by an acknowledged expert in the field, Northern Ireland combines incisive analysis, original research and a lucid style to provide an important assessment of what has been described as an 800 year old problem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54217118351704,"sku":"9780745631417","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780745631417__676532690d406.jpg?v=1741156972","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/northern-ireland-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}