Making Sense of the Troubles - A History of the Northern Ireland Conflict

Informationen zum Autor David McKittrick has reported on the Northern Ireland troubles since the 1970s. After working for the Irish Times and BBC he has been Ireland correspondent of the London Independent since 1985. Awards include the Orwell Prize, Correspondent of the Year and Belfast Journalist of the Year. David McVea graduated in politics and modern history from Queen's University, Belfast, and has an MA from Sussex University. He was head of the politics department of a Belfast grammar school where he taught both history and political studies. Klappentext David McKittrick has reported on the Northern Ireland troubles since the 1970s. After working for the Irish Times and BBC he has been Ireland correspondent of the London Independent since 1985. Awards include the Orwell Prize, correspondent of the year and Belfast journalist of the year. David McVea graduated in politics and modern history from Queen's University, Belfast, and has an MA from Sussex University. He was head of the politics department of a Belfast grammar school where he taught both history and political studies. They were among the authors of the landmark million-word book `Lost Lives,' detailing all those who died in the troubles, which received the Christopher Ewart-Biggs memorial prize for the promotion of peace and understanding in Ireland. Zusammenfassung The best one-volume history of the Troubles, from the Irish Civil War through the IRA campaign of the 70s onwards to today's historic power-sharing government in Belfast

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• Authors: David Mckittrick, David Mcvea Mckittrick, DavidMcVea McKittrick, David McVea, McVea David
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.08.2012
• EAN: 9780241962657
• ISBN: 978-0-241-96265-7
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; History: specific events & topics, European History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Northern Ireland, Ireland, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Politics and government, History: specific events and topics, Armed Conflict