Clearly and accessibly written, Dixon provides a lively introduction to the nature and politics of the Northern Ireland conflict and of successive attempts to resolve it. The comprehensively revised 2nd edition has been updated to take account of new information and an entirely new chapter has been added on implementing the Good Friday Agreement.

PAUL DIXON is Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Kingston, UK.

Introduction
The Approach and Argument
The Inevitability of Irish Unity?
The Civil Rights Movement
The Crisis of British Policy Over Northern Ireland 1968-73
The First Peace Process 1972-74
The Limits of British Policy 1974-81
The Anglo-Irish Agreement
Endgame?: The Origins of the Second Peace Process 1988-94
Bridging the Gap?: The Second Peace Process 1994-1998
Implementing the Good Friday Agreement: Endgame or Stalemate?
Conclusion.