A personal statement on the meaning, importance, and inspiration of modern Irish republicanism, by Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams. Adams reveals the history of Irish nationalism and British policies toward it, and he catalogs propanganda and human rights abuses on both sides. A new conclusion outlines his proposal for a lasting peace in Ireland.
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Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams follows his recent controversial visit to the U.S. with a timely appraisal of the history, tenets and significance of contemporary Irish republicanism. Using a personal, unassuming style rather than heated political rhetoric, Adams presents a concise, lucid and partisan analysis of the development of Irish nationalism and republicanism and of the strategic and political responses of the British government. Moving from a recollection of his personal development within the civil rights movement in 1960s Belfast to a broader account of Northern Ireland's tragic political history, Adams reviews the origins and evolution of his own and Sinn Fein's republicanism as a response to "an apartheid state in which a very substantial minority of the citizens were disenfranchised and denied social, economic, political and civil equality." Adams also provides an insightful discussion of political conditions in Britain and the Republic of Ireland, and he examines Sinn Fein's role in the search for a peaceful settlement to a quarter century of discord. Originally published in Ireland in 1986 as The Politics of Irish Freedom , this take on Ireland's tangled politics is updated to include Adams's assessment of the current peace processes, his solutions for the resolution of the violence and, in a bid for U.S. support, a discussion of the "enormous symbolic and political importance" of his recent visit to this country.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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...a skillful writer with a sound intellectual foundation for his political beliefs. (Time )
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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brilliant insight into the beliefs of present day Sinn Fein,
By cheallaigh_sionna@yahoo.com (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Free Ireland: Towards a Lasting Peace (Paperback)
This book was given to me by a friend from Belfast after my constant questions about "The Cause." It is a straight forward and brilliant insight into the reasons for the republincan stuggle and proposes Sinn Fein's ideas on how to resolve it. Not only is "Free Ireland" an excellent place to start an understanding of the Republican Movement, it also works as a reminder to those involved how we got to the passing of the recent peace agreement. Tio cfaide ar la.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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An excellent book by an Irish patriot and hero.,
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This review is from: Free Ireland: Towards a Lasting Peace (Paperback)
An excellent book about how the IRA was able to defeat the British millitarily, and how Sinn Fein was able to defeat the Unionists politically. Adams has long been a hero to the Irish American people, and is well known for his ability to outwit and outmaneuver the forces of Britian and Loyalisim.
4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Blueprints for the Future,
By A Customer
This review is from: Free Ireland: Towards a Lasting Peace (Paperback)
I agree with the reviewer from Boston in all that he says. Read this book to cut through the British propoganda that surrounds us.
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