The First Northern Ireland Peace Process: Power-Sharing, Sunningdale and the IRA Ceasefires 1972-76

by Thomas Hennessey

Overview

The First Northern Ireland Peace Process covers the various attempts to end the 'Troubles' from 1972-76. These attempts included secret talks with the Provisional IRA and a parallel process to build a political consensus between the British and Irish Governments and the main constitutional parties in Northern Ireland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137277169
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/14/2014
Edition description:	1st ed. 2015
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.04(d)

About the Author

Thomas Hennessey is Reader in History at Canterbury Christ Church University.

Table of Contents

1. 'Talking to Terrorists': British Government Contacts with the IRA 1972-74
2. Power-Sharing and the Council of Ireland: the Evolution of Irish and British Policy Strategies 1972-73
3. Sunningdale
4. A New Ceasefire: British and Republican Dialogue 1974-75
5. British – IRA Talks 1975-76

Editorial Reviews

Thomas Hennessey’s new book is the latest addition to scholarly works exploring the early to mid-1970s, a highly significant period in Northern Ireland’s political history. A wealth of archival sources pertaining to these years is now available to researchers, and there is much within the documents to debate. … The First Northern Ireland Peace Process provides a thought-provoking contribution to the literature on this period.” (Shaun McDaid, American Historical Review, February, 2017)

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