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OverviewDrawing on over 150 interviews with former IRA, INLA, UVF and UFF prisoners, this is a major analysis of why Northern Ireland has seen a transition from war to peace. Most accounts of the peace process are 'top-down', relying upon the views of political elites. This book is 'bottom-up', analysing the voices of those who actually 'fought the war'. What made them fight, why did they stop and what are the lessons for other conflict zones?Using unrivalled access to members of the armed groups, the book, available for the first time in paperback, offers a critical appraisal of one-dimensional accounts of the onset of peace, grounded in 'mutually hurting stalemate' and 'ripeness', which downgrade the political and economic aspects of conflict. Military stalemate had been evident since the early 1970s and offers little in explaining the timing of the peace process. Moreover, republicans and loyalists based their ceasefires upon very different perceptions of transformation or victory.Based on a Leverhulme Trust project and written by an expert team, Abandoning Conflict offers a new analysis, based on subtle interplays of military, political, economic and personal changes and experiences. -- . Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Shirlow , Jon Tonge , James McAuley , Catherine McGlynnPublisher: Manchester University Press Imprint: Manchester University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.299kg ISBN: 9780719087448ISBN 10: 0719087449 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 30 June 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationPeter Shirlow is Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast Jon Tonge is Professor of Politics at the University of Liverpool James McAuley is Professor of Sociology and Irish Studies at the University of Huddersfield Catherine McGlyn is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Huddersfield Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |