ALAN O'DAY is a Senior Lecturer at the University of North London and an honorary Professor of History at Concordia University, Montreal./e He has taught at universities in Britain, Canada, and Germany, and has authored, edited, and co-edited twenty books and published numerous articles in the areas of Irish history and politics. During 1996-97 he is a visiting Professor at the Unviersity of Dublin (Trinity College).

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Acknowledgments
Note on Terminology
Political Violence and Conflict Resolution in Northern Ireland by Alan O'Day
Fin de Siècle, 1972: The Provisional IRA's Strategy and the Beginning of the Eight Thousand Day Stalemate by M.L.R. Smith
Have the Northern Ireland Ceasefires of 1994 Ended "Zero Sum Game" and Mirrored Thinking? by Richard Davis
Bigots in Bowler Hats? Unionism Since the Downing Street Declaration, 1993-1995 by D. George Boyce
Dropping Slow: The Emergence of the Irish Peace Process, by Jim Smyth
Paramilitary Prisoners and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland by Jonathan Moore
Making Peace Work by Paul Bew
Gender, Citizenship, and National Identity in Northern Ireland by G. Honor Fagan and Ronnie Munck
Political Conflict, Partition, and the Underdevelopment of the Irish Economy by Maura Sheehan, Douglas Hamilton, and Ronnie Munck
Writing Terrorism Out of the Story: Sunday Life and "War Weariness" in Northern Island by Michael Bromley
Political Violence: The Overspill from Northern Ireland by Michael A. Poole
Appendix 1: Government of Ireland Act, 1920
Appendix 2: Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland
Appendix 3: Constitution of 1937
Appendix 4: Communiqué and Declaration on Employment of Troops in Northern Ireland
Appendix 5: The Anglo-Irish Agreement, 15 November 1985
Appendix 6: The Downing Street Declaration, 15 December 1993
Appendix 7: Framework Document, February 1995
Appendix 8: Report of the International Body
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Editor and Contributors

Assesses the causes and nature of violence in Northern Ireland and considers the possibilities for peace.