Making Sense of the Troubles: The Story of the Conflict in Northern Ireland
Buried in the text of most histories you can detect the views of the author.Making Sense of the Troubles, the first attempt to tell the whole story of the past 30 years in Northern Ireland, is an exception. (Anne McHardyObserver)One of the great merits of David McKittrick and David McVea's book lies in the authors' ability to pinpoint the causes of trouble while avoiding oversimplification.... A valuable resume of causes and effects. (Patricia CraigIndependent)If you want a frank, accurate and authoritative account you cannot do much better.... There could be no better guide through the intricacies of the Peace Process. This book...is likely to be the definitive account.... An important book.... It should be on every bookshelf. (Irish Independent)Comprehensive, considered and compassionate. (Paul ArthurThe Irish Times)A masterly account. (Barry WhiteBelfast Telegraph)Extraordinarily well-balanced, sane, comprehensive, and rich in sober understatement. (Cal McCrystalGlasgow Herald)This book tells a sorry tale, and it tells it with a powerful clarity.... It took steady nerves to undertake such a book. (Susan McKaySunday Tribune)