Table of Contents

The static society, 1921-63; the O'Neill years, 1963-69; descent into violence, 1969-71; the end of Stormont, 1972-73; Sunningdale, strike and stalemate, 1974-76; from Castlereagh to Warrenpoint, 1977-79; the hungerstrikes, 1980-81; Anglo-Irish accord, 1982-85; Enniskillen, Libya and bombs in England, 1986-93; peace process, 1993-94; decommissioning, Docklands and Drumcree, 1994-96; breakthrough, 1997-2000.

About the Author

David McKittrick is the Ireland correspondent for the Independent. He received the Orwell Prize for Journalism in April 2000. In 1999 he was named Correspondent of the Year by the BBC's What the Papers Say. He was also co-author of the bestselling LOST LIVES, published by Mainstream in 1999. David McVea was head of the politics department at a Belfast grammar school for many years and has researched and written widely on the troubles.