Ireland in Conflict 1922-1998

<p><em>Ireland in Conflict 1922-1998</em> sets out the main political economic and social developments in Ireland north and south of the border since the 1922 treaty.</p><p>This book explains the troubles in their context and examines the underlying tensions which led to prolonged violence after a period of relative civil peace and rising prosperity.</p><p><em>Ireland in Conflict </em>discusses:</p><p>* the Civil War its legacy for Irish politics and the Boundary Commission<br>* the IRA Orange Order and the Unionist party<br>* the role of the Catholic Church and the Protestant minority<br>* escalation of violence in the 1970s including Bloody Sunday and the hunger strikes<br>* the Anglo-Irish agreement the cease-fire and the hope for a peaceful solution.</p>