Northern Ireland, Feargal Cochrane
Northern Ireland, Feargal Cochrane
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Northern Ireland
The Fragile Peace

Author: Feargal Cochrane

Narrator: Roger Clark

Unabridged: 17 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/04/2021

Synopsis

After two decades of relative peace following the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, the Brexit referendum in 2016 reopened the Northern Ireland question. In this thoughtful and engaging book, Feargal Cochrane considers the region's troubled history, from the struggle for Irish independence in the nineteenth century to the present. New chapters explain the reasons for the suspension of devolved government at Stormont in 2017 and its restoration in 2020, as well as the consequences for Northern Ireland of Britain's decision to leave the European Union. Providing a complete account of the province's hundred-year history, this book is a must-listen to understand the present dimensions of the Northern Irish conflict.

About Feargal Cochrane

Feargal Cochrane is emeritus professor of international conflict analysis and senior research fellow at the Conflict Analysis Research Centre, University of Kent. He is the author of Breaking Peace and Migration and Security in the Global Age, and coauthor of Mediating Power-Sharing.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on July 10, 2013

Feargal Cochrane manages what few other authors investigating the Troubles achieve: a reasonable and balanced representation of the issues. Objectivity is hard to find, even in scholarly tomes on this topic. What sets Cochrane apart is that he takes to trouble to connect cause and effect, where possi......more

Goodreads review by Henry on April 22, 2019

I'll try to be as in depth as possible with Northern Ireland: The Reluctant Peace because I think it's important I justify why I gave it 3 stars. Coming in not knowing a ton about Northern Ireland's history, I wish I had some kind of knowledge prior to reading this. I think watching a Youtube series,......more

Goodreads review by Judah on September 08, 2018

This is an excellent dive into the origins of sectarian division in Northern Ireland and how greatly at odds political parties came together to create a lasting peace. It's a great book for anyone interested in how two sides in one of the most intractable conflicts on the planet decided through dipl......more

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