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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Höhe: 215 mm
Breite: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7453-1618-5 (9780745316185)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
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).
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