Gerard Adams è un politico repubblicano irlandese e membro del Parlamento di Westminster. Ricopre la carica di presidente di Sinn Féin, partito fondamentale nel processo di pace irlandese. Sotto la sua guida, il partito è passato a una politica esclusivamente democratica e partecipa attivamente all'Assemblea dell'Irlanda del Nord.
Storie di vita quotidiana sullo sfondo della lotta di liberazione irlandese
Vite ordinarie in situazioni straordinarie. Storie quotidiane di una comunità immersa nel conflitto tra il Movimento Repubblicano irlandese e l'esercito britannico.
In 1986 Gerry Adams published 'The Politics of Irish Freedom', his personal statement of the meaning and motivation of Irish Republicanism. In this new book he updates his earlier work and brings his account of Republican politics up to the present day. Against a background of tumultuous upheaval in Northern Ireland, he discusses the role of Republicanism in creating conditions for peace, looks at the future of Ireland and examines the position of the other key players in securing change.
Gerry Adams is widely regarded as the most controversial leader in modern Irish history. While commentators and politicians have condemned him and all he stood for, few know what sort of man he really is. Now, readers can judge for themselves.
Falls Road looks completely different now from when Gerry Adams was a child living on it. Many of the businesses, houses, and landmarks have been demolished in favor of new developments. Even when Adams first wrote his memoir of Falls Road in 1982, many of these places were still around.