Making Sense of the Troubles

By David McKittrick, David McVea

Categories: History

Making Sense of the Troubles is a concise history of the conflict in Northern Ireland by journalist David McKittrick and historian David McVea. The authors explain the roots of the conflict in the partition of Ireland and the divisions between unionists and nationalists, then follow the violence from the civil rights marches of the late 1960s through decades of bombings and killings. They describe the peace process that led to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement in clear, balanced terms.

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• David Heinemeier Hansson: “I never really understood the underlying dynamics. This book lays it all bare.”