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How did terror grip Northern Ireland for three decades, and why did it end?

About the Author

Liam Kennedy is emeritus professor of history, Queen's University Belfast, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy.

Reviews

Kennedy is a leading authority on the Northern Ireland conflict and his book combines rigor with absorbing, elegant prose and a sense of moral purpose that is rare in academic writing.” John Connelly, author of From Peoples into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe