Hope and History: Making Peace in IrelandIs the unique inside story, revealing the truth behind the headlines of how the peace process was begun, and brought to fruition. Adams conveys the tensions, the sense of teetering on the brink, and he has a sharp eye and acute ear for the more humorous foibles of political allies and enemies alike. |
Contents
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Murder on the Rock | 57 |
John Hume Plays His Part | 75 |
The End of the Thatcher Era | 92 |
British Preconditions | 115 |
The Downing Street Declaration | 136 |
My Hero Nelson Mandela | 213 |
President Clinton on the Falls Road | 230 |
Putting It Up to a Bully | 254 |
Barred from the Mother of Parliaments | 279 |
Nothing But the Same Old Story | 290 |
Meeting Tony Blair | 312 |
Progress and Setbacks | 327 |
The Good Friday Agreement | 343 |
Americans for a New Irish Agenda | 151 |
A Space for Hope | 174 |
Seizing the Moment | 196 |
Unfinished Business | 369 |
Glossary | 389 |
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