| The Troubles: Ireland's Ordeal and the Search for Peace: Ireland's Ordeal and the Search for Peace Contributor(s): Coogan, Tim Pat (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312294182 ISBN-13: 9780312294182 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $41.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2002 Annotation: Tim Pat Coogan covers the tortured history of Ireland from the beginning of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, through the long years of violence, up to the present attempts to find peace. His access to many of the principals gives this book a particular authority. Going beyond the slogans and headlines, Coogan provides a hard look at the deadly drama of a divided Ireland. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 941.608 |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.80 lbs) 624 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tim Pat Coogan covers the tortured history of Ireland from the beginning of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, through the long years of violence, up to the present attempts to find peace. His access to many of the principals gives this book a particular authority. Going beyond the slogans and headlines, Coogan provides a hard look at the deadly drama of a divided Ireland. |
Contributor Bio(s): Coogan, Tim Pat: - Tim Pat Coogan is Ireland's best-known historical writer. His 1990 biography of Michael Collins rekindled widespread interest in the revolutionary era. He is also the author of The IRA, Long Fellow, Long Shadow, Wherever Green is Worn, and The Famine Plot. |