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Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland
Jonathan Powell
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paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
* The Blair administration's pursuit of a lasting settlement in Northern Ireland stands out as one of the great achievements in modern British politics. * Even after the initial moves towards a peace, there was every chance that long-nursed grievances would break out again into paramilitary extremism. That they did not is a lasting monument to the determination and guile of many of those involved. * As the government's key negotiator, Jonathan Powell is uniquely qualified to give the definitive account of the end of the Troubles. * Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace ... Read more
* The Blair administration's pursuit of a lasting settlement in Northern Ireland stands out as one of the great achievements in modern British politics. * Even after the initial moves towards a peace, there was every chance that long-nursed grievances would break out again into paramilitary extremism. That they did not is a lasting monument to the determination and guile of many of those involved. * As the government's key negotiator, Jonathan Powell is uniquely qualified to give the definitive account of the end of the Troubles. * Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bodley Head
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847920331
SKU
KTJ8039232
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jonathan Powell
After studying history at Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania, Jonathan Powell worked for the BBC and Granada TV before joining the Foreign Office in 1979. In 1994 Mr Blair, then Leader of the Opposition, poached him to join his `kitchen cabinet' as his Chief of Staff. When Labour achieved its landslide victory in 1997 Powell was at the heart ... Read more
Reviews for Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland
"Fascinating and fast-moving... an extraordinary book"
Observer
"Fascinating... No-one else could provide such an insider's account, for he was the only one to be involved in the detail of every tortuous step.'"
Sunday Telegraph
Observer
"Fascinating... No-one else could provide such an insider's account, for he was the only one to be involved in the detail of every tortuous step.'"
Sunday Telegraph