Northern Ireland
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Adams, Gerry
Before the Dawn: An Autobiography
1996
[Autobiography of leader of Sinn Fein, the political arm of the IRA.] |
Boyce, D. George
Irish Nationalism
[Standard history, dense with detail.] |
Conroy, John
Belfast Diary: War as a Way of Life
1989
[An American journalist's year in Belfast during the mid-80s,
including relevant background and history.] |
Coogan, Tim Pat
The Troubles: Ireland's Ordeal 1966-1996 and the Search for Peace
1996
[Causes and effects of the Troubles by a respected Irish journalist;
draws on interviews with people on both sides.] |
Dillon, Martin
God and the Gun: The Church and Irish Terrorism
1998
[A balanced exploration of the phenomenon of terrorism and the moral
dilemmas faced by religious people in Northern Ireland; based in part on
interviews with terrorists.] |
Foster, Roy
Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland
[Standard, comprehensive history.]
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Hennessy, Thomas.
A History of Northern Ireland 1920-1996
[Even-handed history.]
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Holliday, Laurel, Editor
Children of 'the Troubles': Our Lives in the Cross-Fire of
Northern Ireland
(Children of Conflict Series, No. 2)
1998
[Sixty children, young people, and adults write about their
experiences growing up during the Troubles.] |
Johnson, Paul
Ireland: A History from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day
1980
[Brief, readable history by respected British commentator.] |
Llywelyn, Morgan
Michael Scott (Contributor)
Edward Kennedy (Introduction)
Ireland: A Graphic History
1995
[Comic book format] |
McCaffrey, Lawrence J.
The Irish Question: Two Centuries of Conflict
Second edition; 1995
[Analysis of Irish nationalism; written for American college students
and a general audience by a professor of history at Loyola.] |
McKitrick, David
The Nervous Peace
[Compilation of articles from variety of newspapers during stages of
peace talks.] |
Ruane, Joseph, and Jennifer Todd
The Dynamics of Conflict in Northern Ireland: Power, Conflict, and
Emancipation
1997
[Politics, economy, and culture as well as history.] |
Shannon, Michael Owen
Northern Ireland Bibliography
1991 |
Taylor, Peter
Behind the Mask: The IRA and Sinn Fein
1997
[Even-handed history and analysis of the IRA by a British journalist
who has specialized in the Troubles.] |
Taylor, Peter
Loyalists: War and Peace in Northern Ireland
1999
[A companion to Taylor's book on the IRA, Behind the Mask, this one is
based on interviews with Loyalist paramilitaries.] |
Weitzer, Ronald
Policing Under Fire: Ethnic Conflict and Police-Community Relations in
Northern Ireland
1995
[Detailed study of policing in Northern Ireland.] |
Whyte, John
Interpreting Northern Ireland
1996
[Award-winning, definitive source on the dividing lines and
ideological platforms of the communities in Northern Ireland.] |
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Glenny, Misha
The Fall of Yugoslavia: The Third Balkan War
Rev. ed., 1996
[Written by a BBC correspondent on the Balkans; won the Overseas Press
Club Award for Best Book on Foreign Affairs.] |
Gourevitch, Philip
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our
Families: Stories from Rwanda
1998
[Well-written narrative of 1994 genocide in Rwanda, its aftermath, and
its implications for the human community.] |
Krog, Antijie.
Country of My Skull
1998
[An Afrikaner poet and journalist, reporting on the hearings of the
Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, provides a moving
account of the testimony of victims and its effect on hearers.] |
Malcolm, Noel
Kosovo: A Short History
1998
[Narrative, "detective-story" approach to the history of the
place and people; 492 pages.] |
Malcolm, Noel
A Short History of Bosnia
DR1685.M35 1994
[Clear, useful introduction to a complicated history.] |
Newbury, Catharine
The Cohesion of Oppression: Clientship and Ethnicity in Rwanda
1860-1960
Paperback reprint 1993
[Best analysis of ethnicity and difference in Rwanda.] |
Udovicki, Jasminka and James Ridgeway, eds.
Burn This House: The Making and Unmaking of Yugoslavia
1997
[Essays from people inside the former Yugoslavia offering insights
into Balkan conflict.] |
Wallach, John and Janet
Arafat: In the Eyes of the Beholder
[Biography of PLO leader Arafat, including the perspective of friends
and relatives who know him best.]
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Wallach, Janet and John
Still Small Voices
[A highly acclaimed book about the human beings, Arabs and Israelis,
living and fighting in the embattled territories.] |
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Bok, Sissela
A Strategy for Peace
[A lucid analysis of conditions necessary for bringing about peace in
today's world.]
Excerpts from A Strategy for Peace |
Bok, Sissela
Mayhem: Violence as Public Entertainment
1998
[Clear-eyed assessment of violence in popular entertainment from the
Roman Gladiators to the Internet.] |
Botmann, H. R., and R. M. Petersen,
eds.
To Remember and Heal: Theological and Psychological Reflections on
Truth and Reconciliation
1996
[Essays on the Truth and Reconciliation process in South Africa.] |
Buscher, Sarah, et. al.
Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams: Making Peace in Northern Ireland
(Women Changing the World)
1999
[Joint biography of the founders of Peace people, winners of the 1986
Nobel Peace Prize.] |
Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict
Preventing Deadly Conflict
1997
[Broad, deep, well-organized, accessible report on strategies and
responsibilities.] |
Darby, John
Northern Ireland: Managing Difference
Minority Rights Group international report
London 1995.
[Written by the man who first headed INCORE, Initiative on Conflict
Resolution and Ethnicity, at the University of Ulster.] |
Holbrooke, Richard.
To End a War
1998
[A detailed account of negotiating the Dayton. Accords that brought a
measure of peace to Bosnia, written by the American negotiator, now our
Ambassador to the United Nations.] |
Hume, John
A New Ireland: Politics, Peace and Reconciliation
1997
[John Hume's philosophy and work for non-violent solutions in Northern
Ireland.] |
Maguire, Mairead Corrigan
Vision of Peace: Faith and Hope in Modern Ireland
Preface by the Dalai Lama and Foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu
1999
[Collection of over 20 essays and letters on Northern Ireland, as well
as on other places and times--East Timor, the Holocaust, Yugoslavia;
explores connections between her political action and faith.] |
Mandela, Nelson.
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
1995
[This compelling autobiography, some of it written in secret while
Mandela was imprisoned, illustrates his ability to see individuals
rather than categories. One reviewer calls it a "text on
tolerance."] |
Mitchell, George
Making Peace
1999
[Mitchell's account of the negotiations leading to the Good Friday
Agreement.] |
O'Reilley, Mary Rose
The Peaceable Classroom
[Teaching strategies that promote moral choices among students.] |
O'Reilley, Mary Rose
Radical Presence: Teaching as Contemplative Practice
[Reflections on the teaching profession as a spiritual journey.] |
Rosenthal, Joel, ed.
Ethics and International Affairs: A Reader
Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs
1999
[A collection of essays, including "Intervention: From Theories to
Cases," by Peace Prize Forum speaker Rev. J. Bryan Hehir.] |
Volf, Miroslav.
Exclusion and Embrace: Theological Exploration of Identity,
Otherness, and Reconciliation
1996
[A thoughtful exploration of religious and moral issues growing out of
the author's experiences in the former Yugoslavia.] |
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Barry, Sebastian
The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty
1998
[This eloquent novel, almost mythic in tone, chronicles the life of the
Irishman Eneas McNulty through the first 70 years of the 20th century.] |
Cahalan, James M.
Great Hatred, Little Room: The Irish Historical Novel
[criticism]
1983 |
Deane, Seamus
Reading in the Dark
[fiction]
[A fine story of a young boy growing up in Northern Ireland among
family secrets.] |
Devlin, Ann
Ourselves Alone
[drama]
[Social and psychological drama depicting three women's perspectives
on waiting out the Troubles, whether attached to militants,
socialists, or victims of oppression.] |
Friel, Brian
Freedom of the City
[drama]
[A satire on identity and justice in which a small group of Derry
citizens arriving at the Mayor's office are mistakenly identified as
terrorists who have taken over the building.] |
Friel, Brian
Translations
[drama]
[The impact on an Irish community and an English soldier when Ireland
is remapped with English place names.] |
Keneally, Thomas
The Great Shame
[Large, compelling novel about 19th century Irish Diaspora.]
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Kiely, Benedict
Proxopera: A Tale of Modern Ireland
[One of the best novels about Northern Ireland, but unfortunately now
out of print.] |
Kiberd, Declan
Inventing Ireland
[criticism]
[History and literature and their creation of images of Ireland and
the Irish.] |
Kirkland, Richard
Literature and Culture in Northern Ireland Since 1965: Moments of
Danger
[criticism]
1996 |
Llywelyn, Morgan
1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion
1998
[Popular work of historical fiction.] |
MacLaverty, Bernard
Cal
[Popular novel in which a young man involved with the IRA falls in
love with the widow of a man killed by the IRA.] |
McDonald,
Peter
Mistaken Identities: Poetry and Northern Ireland
[criticism] |
McKinty, Adrian
Orange Rhymes with Everything
1997
[A first novel that explores the sense of alienation felt by
Protestants in Northern Ireland.] |
McNamee, Eoin
Resurrection Man
[fiction]
1995
[Violent, fast-paced novel whose protagonist is a killer in Belfast; a
Publisher's Weekly Best Book of 1995.] |
O'Brien, Edna
House of Splendid Isolation
1994
[A wonderfully-written, multi-layered historical thriller focusing on
an IRA terrorist who has taken an elderly woman in the Republic of
Ireland hostage in her own home; reader gains insight into both sides
of the historical conflict.] |
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Harrington, John P. and Elizabeth J.
Mitchell, eds.
Politics and Performance in Contemporary Northern Ireland
1999
[A collection of essays on performances that carry political weight in
venues ranging from theatres to pubs.] |
Rolston, Bill
Drawing Support: Murals in the North of Ireland
1992; vol. 2, 1995
[Photographs of the political wall murals of Northern Ireland, with
commentary.] |
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