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Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland
Jonathan Powell
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Description for Great Hatred, Little Room: Making Peace in Northern Ireland
Paperback. Making peace in Northern Ireland was the greatest success of the Blair government, and one of the greatest achievements in British politics since the Second World War. This book demonstrates how the events in Northern Ireland have valuable lessons for those seeking to end conflict in other parts of the world. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 272.
Making peace in Northern Ireland was the greatest success of the Blair government, and one of the greatest achievements in British politics since the Second World War. In Jonathan Powell's masterly account we learn just how close the talks leading to the Good Friday agreement came to collapse and how the parties finally reached a deal. Pithy, outspoken and precise, Powell, Tony Blair's chief of staff and chief negotiator, gives us that rarest of things, a true insider's account of politics at the highest level. He demonstrates how the events in Northern Ireland have valuable lessons for ... Read more
Making peace in Northern Ireland was the greatest success of the Blair government, and one of the greatest achievements in British politics since the Second World War. In Jonathan Powell's masterly account we learn just how close the talks leading to the Good Friday agreement came to collapse and how the parties finally reached a deal. Pithy, outspoken and precise, Powell, Tony Blair's chief of staff and chief negotiator, gives us that rarest of things, a true insider's account of politics at the highest level. He demonstrates how the events in Northern Ireland have valuable lessons for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099523734
SKU
V9780099523734
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99-98
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
A powerful contribution to the history of Anglo-Irish relations
Literary Review
A fascinating book. 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
Jonathan ... Read more
Observer
A powerful contribution to the history of Anglo-Irish relations
Literary Review
A fascinating book. 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
Jonathan ... Read more