A New Ireland by John Hume
Throughout twenty-five years of conflict in Northern Ireland, John Hume has been the constant beacon of reason. A New Ireland is John Hume's remarkable story of his personal struggle for civil rights, peace and prosperity for all the people of Ireland. Born in 1937 into a working class Catholic family in Derry, Hume presents vivid memoirs of his youth, family and Catholic Nationalist community. He goes on to explain his political philosophy and examine the historical positions of the parties to the conflict: British and Irish, Unionist and Nationalist. For the first time ever, Hume relates the inside story of his historic meetings with Gerry Adams which eventually led to the 1993 Joint Declaration by Britain and Ireland and the 1994 ceasefire by the IRA and Unionist paramilitaries. He concludes with his assessment of the prospects for a lasting peace in Ireland and his unique vision of an international Irish nation.
John Hume, born in 1937, started life as a teacher in his native Derry, becoming involved in politics in the early 1960s. Hume recently retired from the Assembly in Northern Ireland. He is president of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, which he helped found, a member of the British Parliament and a member of the European Parliament. He is widely regarded as the architect of peace in Northern Ireland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781568332093 |
| ISBN 10 | 1568332092 |
| Title | A New Ireland |
| Author | John Hume |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Roberts Rinehart Publishers |
| Year published | 2000-12-10 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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