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"In John Hume in America: From Derry to DC and its accompanying documentary, In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America, Maurice Fitzpatrick chronicles the rise of John Hume from the riot-torn streets of Northern Ireland to his work with American presidents, from Jimmy Carter to Bill Clinton, a...

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Author / Creator: Fitzpatrick, Maurice, 1981- (Author)
Other Authors / Creators:Mitchell, George J. 1933- writer of foreword.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Imprint: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Hume, John, > 1937-2020.
Peace-building > Northern Ireland > History > 20th century.
Peace movements > Northern Ireland > History > 20th century.
Politicians > Northern Ireland > Biography.
Northern Ireland > Politics and government > 1968-1998.
United States > Relations > Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland > Relations > United States.
Online Access:Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / by Senator George J. Mitchell
  • Preface
  • The journey towards politics, 1964/74
  • The American dimension unleashed
  • The growth of the Irish machine in Washington
  • Washington: shifting policy in London on Ireland, 1977/81
  • A politics of conscience: human rights and democracy
  • From rejection to acceptance
  • Hume/Adams, 1985/8
  • Washington and Europe, 1988/93
  • The political process and the peace process, 1993/8
  • Epilogue: echoes down the years
  • Appendix: John Hume's Nobel lecture.

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