Book reviews

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Paul Arthur, Special Relationships: Britain, Ireland and the Northern Ireland Problem. The Blackstaff Press, 2000; 316pp; 0–85640–688; £16.99. Rick Wilford (ed), Aspects of the Belfast Agreement. Oxford University Press, 2001; 263pp; 0–19–924262–3 (hb) £40; 0–19–924404–9 (pb) £15.99 Robert McCartney, Reflections on Liberty, Democracy and the Union. Maunsel and Company, 2001; 262pp; 1–930901–12–7 (pb) npg. Deaglán de Breadún, The Far Side of Revenge: Making Peace in Northern Ireland. The Collins Press, 2000; 400pp; 1–90346–401–3 (pb) npg. Michael Cox, Adrian Guelke and Fiona Stephen (eds), A farewell to arms? From ‘long war’ to long peace in Northern Ireland. Manchester University Press, 2000; 360 pp; 0–71905–797–3 (pb) UK £16.99 Graham Spencer, Disturbing the Peace? Politics, television news and the Northern Ireland peace process. Ashgate, 2000; 211pp: 0–75461–522–7 (hbk) £39.95 Brian Walker, Past and Present: History, Identity and Politics in Ireland. Institute of Irish Studies, 2000; 148pp; 0–85389–769–7 (pbk) £9.50 Barry Desmond, Finally and in Conclusion: A Political Memoir. New Island, 2000; 411pp; 1–90260–241–2 (pb) £11.99 John Horgan, Noel Browne: Passionate Outsider. Gill and Macmlllan, 2000; 344pp; 0–71712–809–1 (hb) £19.99 Donal Ó Drisceoil, Peadar O'DonnelL Cork University Press, 176 pp; 1–85918–310–7 (pb) £12.95 Enda Delaney, Demography, State and Society: Irish Migration to Britain, 1921–1971. Liverpool University Press, 2000; ISBN 0–85323–735–2; 085323 745 X (pb) npg. Maedhbh McNamara and Paschal Mooney, Women in Parliament, Ireland: 1918–2000. Wolfhound Press, 2000; 256pp; 0–86327–759–4 (hb) £18.99 Brian Nolan, Philip J O'Connell and Christopher T Whelan (eds), Bust to Boom? The Irish Experience of Growth and Inequality. Institute of Public Administration, 2000; 389pp; 1–90244–848–0 (pb) €25.39 Neil Collins and Mary O'Shea, Understanding Corruption in Irish Politics. Cork University Press, 2000; 98 pp; 1–85918–273–9 (pb) £6.95 Paul Gillespie (ed) Blair's Britain, England's Europe ‐A View from Ireland. Institute of European Affairs, 2000; 326pp; 1–874109–54–0 (pb) £15 Ben Tonra, The Europeanisation of National Foreign Policy: Dutch, Danish and Irish Foreign Policy in the European Union. Ashgate, 2001; 305 pp; 0–7546–1261–9 (hb) £47.50 Brigid Laffan, Organising for a Changing Europe: Irish Central Government and the European Union, Policy Institute, 2001; 109pp; 1–90258–505–4 (pb), £10 Thomas C. Lawton, James N. Rosenau and Amy C. Verdun, (eds), Strange Power: Shaping the parameters of international relations and international political economy. Ashgate, 2000; 476pp; 0–7546–1329–1 (pb) £19.95 Michael Gallagher, Michael Laver, and Peter Mair, Representative Government in Modern Europe: Institutions, Parties, and Governments 3rd edition. McGraw‐Hill, 2001; 468pp; 0–07232–267–5 (pb) $51.85