Personal Accounts From Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss

Author:   Marie Smyth ,  Marie-Therese Fay
Publisher:   Pluto Press
ISBN:  

9780745316192


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   20 April 2000
Format:   Hardback
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Personal Accounts From Northern Ireland's Troubles: Public Conflict, Private Loss


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A poignant collection of first-hand accounts drawn from interviews with people from a variety of different backgrounds, this collection brings the personal toll of the Troubles to life.

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Author:   Marie Smyth ,  Marie-Therese Fay
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780745316192


ISBN 10:   0745316190
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   20 April 2000
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Map of Northern Ireland Glossary Introduction 1. ‘The Troubles is my life’ 2. Multiple bereavement and loss 3. Serious injury 4. Living with the aftermath 5. Taking up arms 6. In the minority 7. Loss of a father 8. His only child 9. Unintended death 10. All in a day’s work 11. ‘That was the last time I seen him’ 12. ‘I don’t ask God for anything’ 13. ‘Just me and the kids’ 14. Rough justice Conclusions Appendix Index

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Marie Smyth is an author and academic, who previously held the post of Chair in International Relations at the University of Surrey. An expert on political violence, she is the author of Truth and justice after violent conflict: managing violent pasts (Routledge, 2007), Inside the U D A: Volunteers and Violence (Pluto, 2003), Northern Ireland After the Good Friday Agreement (Pluto, 2002) and Personal Accounts of Northern Ireland's Troubles (Pluto, 2000). Marie-Therese Fay is the Research Officer with the Cost of the Troubles Study in Belfast. She is the co-author of Northern Ireland’s Troubles (Pluto Press, 1999) and Personal Accounts From Northern Ireland's Troubles ((Pluto Press, 2000).

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