"From the Plantation of Ulster in the seventeenth century to the entry into peace talks in the late twentieth century the Northern Irish people have been engaged in conflict. This incisive introduction explores the pivotal moments in Northern Irish history - from the rise of republicanism in the 1800s to the growth of Sinn Fein and the provisional IRA, and of the opposition, the DUP, led by Dr. Ian Paisley. Marc Mulholland's detailed examination of the violent upheaval of the last century culminates in the controversy surrounding the current ongoing peace process."--BOOK JACKET.

Includes maps of: Country Map of Northern Ireland.

Divided Ulster: from plantation to partition --Home rule in Ulster: Stormont's record -- Life cheapens: the descent into war -- The long war -- The long 'peace'.