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Most accounts of the peace process are ‘top-down’, relying upon the views of political elites. This book is ‘bottom-up’, analysing the voices of those who actually ‘fought the war’. What made them fight, why did they stop and what are the lessons for other conflict zones?

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Politically motivated prisoners in Northern Ireland
2. Former prisoners in a global context
3. Political views and understandings
4. Imprisonment, ideological development and change
5. Political and tactical change among former prisoners
6. Conflict transformation and perceptions of the ‘other’
7. Former prisoners and societal reconstruction
Conclusion
Bibliography

Abandoning Historical Conflict Former Political

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 6/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719087448, 978-0719087448
      ISBN10: 0719087449

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Most accounts of the peace process are ‘top-down’, relying upon the views of political elites. This book is ‘bottom-up’, analysing the voices of those who actually ‘fought the war’. What made them fight, why did they stop and what are the lessons for other conflict zones?

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. Politically motivated prisoners in Northern Ireland
      2. Former prisoners in a global context
      3. Political views and understandings
      4. Imprisonment, ideological development and change
      5. Political and tactical change among former prisoners
      6. Conflict transformation and perceptions of the ‘other’
      7. Former prisoners and societal reconstruction
      Conclusion
      Bibliography

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