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"Adams writes fluently and observantly . . . He displays a hard-edged compassion for the silent poor, the old and the down-and-out." Financial Times
352 pages, Paperback
First published June 5, 1997
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Gerry Adams
37 books31 followersGerard "Gerry" Adams, MLA, MP (Irish: Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh; born 6 October 1948) is an Irish republican politician and abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast West. He is the president of Sinn Féin, the political party at the top of the latest North of Ireland election polls amidst a three-way split in the traditionally dominant unionist vote. Sinn Féin is the second largest party in the Northern Assembly.
From the late 1980s onwards, Adams has been an important figure in Ireland's peace process, initially following contact by the then Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader John Hume and subsequently with the Irish and British governments and then other parties. In 2005, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) indicated that its armed campaign was over and that it is now exclusively committed to democratic politics. Under Adams, Sinn Féin changed its traditional policy of abstentionism towards Oireachtas Éireann, the parliament of Ireland, in 1986 and later took seats in the power-sharing Northern Assembly. However, Sinn Féin retains a policy of abstentionism towards the Westminster Parliament.
From the late 1980s onwards, Adams has been an important figure in Ireland's peace process, initially following contact by the then Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader John Hume and subsequently with the Irish and British governments and then other parties. In 2005, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) indicated that its armed campaign was over and that it is now exclusively committed to democratic politics. Under Adams, Sinn Féin changed its traditional policy of abstentionism towards Oireachtas Éireann, the parliament of Ireland, in 1986 and later took seats in the power-sharing Northern Assembly. However, Sinn Féin retains a policy of abstentionism towards the Westminster Parliament.
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December 1, 2013
Thought-provoking, and damning in the context of the appalling crimes committed by the British Government against the indigenous Irish population, written by one of the most vilified men in Anglo-Irish politics.
The book grants the reader rare access to the reality of life in the Six Counties during the imposition of political apartheid. The chapters covering the experiences of Internment; disbanding of the B Specials, and the rise and rise of politically-motivated violence on all sides are as gritty as they are terrifying.
The book truly lifted-the-lid on generations of deceipt by the right wing populist press within the UK, and exposes the complicity of Labour and Conservative politicians in the maintenance of this repugnant state of affairs. The underlying narrative of the right to self-determination pins this composite work together.
The book grants the reader rare access to the reality of life in the Six Counties during the imposition of political apartheid. The chapters covering the experiences of Internment; disbanding of the B Specials, and the rise and rise of politically-motivated violence on all sides are as gritty as they are terrifying.
The book truly lifted-the-lid on generations of deceipt by the right wing populist press within the UK, and exposes the complicity of Labour and Conservative politicians in the maintenance of this repugnant state of affairs. The underlying narrative of the right to self-determination pins this composite work together.
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