The far side of revenge : making peace in Northern Ireland
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-378) and index.

"The world looked on with astonishment as the bitter, bloody conflict in Northern Ireland came to an end. Formerly implacable enemies finally sat down together in government, bringing fresh hope where once there was only despair and death. 'Who's afraid of peace?' asked Ireland's peace-making prime minister, Albert Reynolds. The determined efforts of John Hume, Tony Blair, Bertie Ahern, Mo Mowlam, Bill Clinton, George Mitchell, David Trimble, Gerry Adams and others to persuade ruthless paramilitaries to put aside guns and bombs and make peace with their enemies are chronicled here. The result is a gripping account of the build-up to the Good Friday Agreement and its aftermath that reads like a diplomatic thriller. This new, expanded edition encompasses the historic power-sharing agreement of 2007 between Sinn Fein, political wing of the IRA, and Ian Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party. Here is the inside story by a journalist who covered the peace process from the beginning, with rare insights into the politics of the situation and the personalities of the main players."--BOOK JACKET.