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Turf War The Clinton Administration and Northern Ireland

By Timothy J. Lynch Copyright 2004
189 Pages
by Routledge

189 Pages
by Routledge

189 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 2004, this provocative and remarkable book is the first significant study of how the Clinton administration revolutionized US policy toward Northern Ireland in the 1990s. Based on interviews with the major actors in the episode, Timothy Lynch examines in detail how the internal American turf war fought over Northern Ireland shaped the quality and character of US engagement. Turf... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Equilibrium: US policy in Ireland and Northern Ireland before Clinton; Disruption: Clinton's policy shift in Northern Ireland, 1993-95; Disrupted vs. disruptor: explaining the Turf War; Winners and losers: explaining outcomes; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Biography

Timothy J. Lynch