{"product_id":"inside-accounts-volume-i-the-irish-government-and-peace-in-northern-ireland-from-sunningdale-to-the-good-friday-agreement-9781784994181","title":"Inside Accounts, Volume I: The Irish Government","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume one of the most authoritative and revealing account yet of how the Irish Government managed the Northern Ireland peace process and helped broker a political settlement to end the conflict there. Based on eight extended interviews with key officials and political leaders, this book provides a compelling picture of how the peace process was created and how it came to be successful. Covering areas such as informal negotiation, text and context, strategy, working with British and American Governments, and offering perceptions of other players involved in the dialogue and negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 and the power-sharing arrangements that followed, this dramatic account will become a major source for academics and interested readers alike for years to come. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVolume one deals with the Irish Government and Sunningdale (1973) and the Anglo-Irish Agreement (1985) and Volume two on the Good Friday Agreement (1998) and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A remarkably intimate record of a high stakes project to end the violence that had plagued this island for 30 years. … The accounts are often riveting and there is a welcome frankness from retired civil servants and diplomats now free to roam widely in their assessments. … There is also an abundance of intelligence, modesty and decency on display here.’\u003cbr\u003eDiarmaid Ferriter, \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An outstanding contribution to the contemporary history of Britain and Ireland. While historical analysis and judgments are always subject to revision, these first-hand accounts by key participants in the story of the Troubles and the peace process are irreplaceable.’\u003cbr\u003eSir John Chilcot GCB\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Graham Spencer has a remarkable ability to get those most directly involved in the Northern Ireland peace process to reveal the deepest secrets. Unmissable.’\u003cbr\u003eJonathan Powell, former British Government chief negotiator on Northern Ireland and author of \u003ci\u003eTalking to Terrorists: How to End Armed Conflicts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Masterful and magisterial in their sweep and depth, no account of the Northern Ireland peace process is complete without reference to these two volumes. The interviews are meticulously framed, capturing the shifting nuances in seemingly intractable positions and how they were exploited. A magnificent achievement.’\u003cbr\u003ePadraig O’Malley, John Joseph Moakley Distinguished Professor of Peace and Reconciliation, University of Massachusetts, Boston\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNotes on interviewees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrief chronology of the Troubles and origins of the Peace Process\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eParties, offices and organisations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKey documents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1          Sunningdale and the problem of power-sharing: An interview with Sean Donlon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2          Fermenting the Irish Dimension – Sunningdale to the Anglo-Irish Agreement: An interview with Noel Dorr\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3          Political imagination and the Anglo-Irish Agreement: An interview with Michael Lillis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4          Tightening Anglo-Irish relations: An interview with Daithi O’Ceallaigh \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e5          Foundations and principles of a peace process: An interview with Sean O hUiginn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6          Back-channels and the possibilities of movement: An interview with Martin Mansergh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e7          Critical minimums and the expectations of change: An interview with Tim O’Connor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8          The management of dialogue: An interview with Dermot Gallagher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042323562839,"sku":"9781784994181","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781784994181.jpg?v=1750953910","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/inside-accounts-volume-i-the-irish-government-and-peace-in-northern-ireland-from-sunningdale-to-the-good-friday-agreement-9781784994181","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}