Belfast Flashbacks tells the story of the Northern Ireland conflict during some of the darkest days. Bill Meulemans presents 28 personal stories written through the eyes of both Irish nationalists and British unionists. The author took considerable personal risks to gain access to the rank-and-file members of warring parties. His contacts included paramilitary members, clergy, governmental officials, prisoners, community workers, taxi drivers, writers, and the police.The author, Bi...

 Emerson said of the left and right, "Each is a good half, but an impossible whole." In public affairs, the left traditionally pushes for political, economic and social progress, while the right steers towards individual opportunity, stability, tradition and the maintenance of gains already made. Their disagreement is the basis of most of our political discourse.Drawing on four decades of field research on partisan conflicts in the U.S., Northern Ireland and Israel, the author pro...