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Introduction |
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Chapter 1 A divided island |
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1.1 The roots of modern problems |
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1.2 Home Rule for Ireland |
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6 | (2) |
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1.3 The growth of Ulster unionism |
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1.4 The rise of Irish nationalism |
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11 | (2) |
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1.5 The partition of Ireland |
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13 | (2) |
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1.7 Was partition inevitable? |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 An 'Orange state'? Northern Ireland 1921--68 |
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19 | (16) |
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2.2 Electoral discrimination |
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20 | (2) |
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2.3 Discrimination in employment |
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22 | (1) |
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2.4 Discrimination in housing |
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23 | (1) |
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2.5 The extent of discrimination |
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24 | (3) |
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2.6 Explanations of discrimination |
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27 | (3) |
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30 | (1) |
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2.8 The threat from the South? |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 From civil rights protests to insurrection |
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3.1 The modernisation of unionism |
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35 | (1) |
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3.2 The birth of the civil rights campaign |
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36 | (1) |
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3.3 The demands of the civil rights movement |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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3.5 The arrival of the British Army |
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39 | (1) |
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3.6 Unionist fragmentation |
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40 | (1) |
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3.7 The formation of the Provisional IRA |
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41 | (3) |
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3.8 The civil rights movement and the IRA |
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44 | (2) |
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3.9 The growth of Loyalist paramilitary groups |
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46 | (1) |
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3.10 The abolition of Stormont |
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47 | (2) |
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49 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Unionist and Loyalist politics |
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4.1 The party system in Northern Ireland |
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4.2 The nature of unionism |
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51 | (1) |
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4.3 Devolution and unionism |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (1) |
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54 | (7) |
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4.6 'New Loyalist' parties |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (2) |
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Chapter 5 Nationalist and Republican politics |
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65 | (1) |
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5.2 Republicanism's core ideas |
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66 | (1) |
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5.3 Nationalism and republicanism compared |
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67 | (2) |
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5.4 The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (2) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Governing Northern Ireland |
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6.1 'Old Stormont': Northern Ireland's parliament 1921--72 |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (1) |
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6.3 'New Stormont': Northern Ireland's Executive and Assembly |
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77 | (2) |
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6.4 The Northern Ireland Assembly and its committees |
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79 | (2) |
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6.5 The North--South Ministerial Council |
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81 | (1) |
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6.6 The British--Irish Council and British--Irish Intergovernmental Conference |
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81 | (1) |
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6.7 The role of the European Union |
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82 | (1) |
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6.8 Northern Ireland's new consociational democracy? |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Policing Northern Ireland |
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7.1 The legacy of the Troubles |
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86 | (2) |
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7.2 The critique of the RUC |
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88 | (2) |
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7.3 The Patten Commission Report |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (1) |
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7.7 Ulsterisation and criminalisation |
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95 | (2) |
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97 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 The roles of religion |
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8.1 The extent of religiosity |
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8.2 Protestant churches and beliefs |
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101 | (2) |
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8.4 The Catholic Church in Ireland |
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103 | (2) |
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8.5 The political influence of the Catholic Church |
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105 | (1) |
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8.6 Educational segregation |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (2) |
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8.8 Religion and conflict |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Political failures 1972--84 |
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113 | (14) |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (1) |
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9.3 The Council of Ireland |
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116 | (3) |
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9.4 The Ulster Workers' Council strike |
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119 | (1) |
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9.5 The Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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9.7 The early Thatcher years |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (1) |
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9.9 The New Ireland Forum Report |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 The 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement |
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127 | (13) |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (2) |
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10.3 The Unionist dilemma |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (3) |
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10.5 Nationalist responses |
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135 | (1) |
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10.6 After the Anglo-Irish Agreement |
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136 | (2) |
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10.7 Lasting significance |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 The logic of the peace process: changes in republicanism |
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140 | (14) |
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11.1 Militarism versus politics |
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141 | (2) |
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11.2 Recognition of the Irish Republic |
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143 | (1) |
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11.3 Dialogue with constitutional Nationalists |
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144 | (1) |
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11.4 The Brooke Initiatives |
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145 | (2) |
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11.5 The revival of Hume---Adams |
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147 | (1) |
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11.6 Changes in the Republican agenda |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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11.8 Interpretations of changes in republicanism |
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150 | (1) |
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11.9 International influences |
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151 | (1) |
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11.10 The influence of Loyalist paramilitaries |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 The development of the peace process |
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154 | (14) |
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12.1 The Downing Street Declaration |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (1) |
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12.3 Paramilitary ceasefires |
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157 | (1) |
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12.4 The Framework Documents: Part I |
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158 | (2) |
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12.5 The Framework Documents: Part II |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (2) |
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12.7 The Irish-American lobby |
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164 | (1) |
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12.8 The role of the American government |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 War and peace: the long road to negotiations 1995--7 |
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168 | (14) |
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13.1 (Non)-Movement towards multi-party talks 1995--6 |
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168 | (1) |
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13.2 The Mitchell Principles of Non-Violence |
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169 | (2) |
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13.3 The Northern Ireland Forum elections 1996 |
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171 | (1) |
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13.4 Nationalist objections |
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172 | (1) |
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13.5 The Forum election results |
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173 | (2) |
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13.6 Stagnation, sectarianism and IRA violence |
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175 | (2) |
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177 | (1) |
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13.8 New Labour: new peace process |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (2) |
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Chapter 14 The Good Friday Agreement |
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182 | (16) |
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14.1 The contents of the Agreement |
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182 | (1) |
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14.2 Negotiating change: party positions |
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183 | (2) |
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14.3 Mixing old and new: central themes of the Agreement |
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185 | (5) |
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14.4 The Good Friday Agreement referenda and Assembly elections |
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190 | (2) |
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14.5 Decommissioning and Executive formation |
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192 | (3) |
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14.6 Republican 'dissidents' |
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195 | (1) |
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196 | (2) |
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Chapter 15 Political stability in Northern Ireland? |
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198 | (13) |
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15.1 The problem in context |
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198 | (1) |
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15.2 Alternatives to the Good Friday Agreement? |
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199 | (7) |
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206 | (2) |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (4) |
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212 | (1) |
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The pursuit of conflicting goals |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
Chronology |
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215 | (3) |
Further reading |
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218 | (5) |
References |
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223 | (14) |
Index |
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