Northern Ireland : the choice
By: Kevin Boyle and Tom Hadden.
Contributors: Hadden, Tom.
Publisher: New York; Penguin Books
Published: 1994
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
Subjects: Peace movements -- Northern Ireland; Violence -- Northern Ireland; Irish question; Northern Ireland -- Politics and government; Northern Ireland -- Social conditions
Description: "The book shows with stark clarity the extent to which Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland tend to live, to study, to work and to play apart. But it also shows that many parents want their children to go to shared schools, despite some church opposition, and that opinion polls indicate a higher level of willingness to compromise than is shown by elected political leaders. Should the British and Irish governments commit themselves to encouraging greater contact between the communities and seek to build a settlement on the middle ground? Or should they reluctantly accept a policy of communal separation and provide structures that allow Catholics and Protestants to govern themselves with minimal need for contact and co-operation?"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-247) and index.