Gerry Adams

El líder indiscutible del proceso de paz que está viviendo Irlanda, nos acerca a los antecedentes históricos del enfrentamiento militar más largo mantenido por el Ejército británico durante este siglo, y nos da las claves para la solución del conflcito.

In this collection, one of Irelands best-known political figures brings us new and selected stories of politics, of family, of love and of friendship. These are portraits of Ireland, and especially Belfast, old and new, in times of struggle and in times of peace, showing how our past is always part of our present. Sometimes sad, sometimes funny, always moving, these are stories of ordinary people captured with wit, with heart and with understanding. Introduction by Timothy OGrady.

The controversial autobiography of the man at the heart of Irish Republican politics. Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams offers his own unique, intimate account of the early years of his career, from his childhood in working-class Belfast to the more turbulent years of social activism that followed. An engaging and revealing self-portrait.Born in West Belfast in 1948 into a family with close ties to both the trade union and republican movements, his childhood, despite its material poverty, he has described in glowing and humorous terms.For many years his voice was banned from radio and television by both the British and Irish governments, while commentators and politicians condemned him and all he stood for. But through those years Brandon published a succession of books which made an important contribution to an understanding of the true circumstances of life and politics in the north of Ireland.In his autobiography, Before the Dawn, Gerry Adams brings a unique perspective to the years of conflict, insurrection and bitter struggle which ensued when peaceful political agitation was met with hysterical reaction and the sectarian tinderbox of Britains last colony erupted. From the pogroms of 1969 to the hunger strikes of 1981, from the streets of West Belfast to the cages of Long Kesh, his powerful memoir is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand modern Ireland.

Gerry Adams is known as a man of strong opinions and a quirky sense of humour . Never Give Up is a varied compilation of selected, reworked pieces that Gerry has written since 2009. They cover many issues. Some are fairly serious, others are very serious indeed. A few are whimsical. All will be enjoyed. The book gives an insight into the manoeuvring behind the scenes of political events, and how he became wrapped up in moments of history, both in Ireland and abroad, such as the funerals of Nelson Mandela and Fidel Castro. The book provides an insight into the private life of Irelands best-known politician, including some very turbulent times in Gerrys life, such as his move from West Belfast to Co. Louth, and his passions, like hiking and the Antrim GAA teams. The book opens with a heartfelt tribute to his close friend and political ally, the late Martin McGuinness.

One of the worlds best-known political figures shares stories that reveal the humanity and indomitable spirit of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary events. The moving accounts of the fictional characters in these eighteen short stories are set against the political turmoil of Gerry Adams native Belfast. A good writer of fiction whose stories are not IRA agitprop but serious art. It is a good bet that James Joyce would read Gerry Adams short stories to learn about the souls of Belfast as the world reads Dubliners James F Clarity (New York Times) in the Irish Independent

Este libro recoge los pasos que, con suma discreción, se fueron dando en el arduo y, a veces, confuso proceso de construir la paz en Irlanda del Norte. Reúne los mejores hitos del primer alto el fuego del IRA, las conversaciones del Sinn Fein con el Gobierno britanico y los viajes de Gerry Adams a EEUU y a Surafrica. Asimismo, rememora los momentos mas dificiles entre los que se incluyen los intentos del Gobierno britanico de sabotear el proceso, el fin del alto el fuego del IRA y los esfuerzos por recuperar el terreno perdido. Concluye con el anuncio del segundo alto el fuego por parte del IRA. El libro, de candente actualidad, es la cronica de temas cruciales en la negociacion tales como el control de la Policia, la desmilitarizacion, los procesos judiciales, los derechos humanos y las armas. Es, en definitiva, la expresion del pueblo irlandes en su impulso por avanzar hacia la paz.

Le han disparado, le han encarcelado, denunciado, rechazado y proscrito, y, sin embargo, Gerry Adams, el presidente del Sinn Féin, continúa firme en su creencia de que la paz es la única opción viable para el pueblo irlandes. Adams ha liderado el movimiento revolucionario mas antiguo de Irlanda en un viaje extraordinario desde la insurreccion armada a la participacion activa en el Gobierno. En esta obra relata los tumultuosos acontecimientos que condujeron al historico Acuerdo de Viernes Santo y lo hace como solo el podria hacerlo, con la infatigable conviccion de un cruzado y el conocimiento de quien ha sido protagonista de la historia.

Long before he became President of Sinn Féin, Gerry Adams was a civil rights activist who took part in sit-ins, marches and protests in Northern Ireland. Along with hundreds of other men, Adams was interned on the Maidstone prison ship and in Long Kesh prison without charge or trial during the 1970s for his political activities. Women were interned also, in Armagh Womens Prison. Cage Eleven is his own account sometimes passionate, often humorous of life in Long Kesh. Written while Adams was a prisoner, the pieces were smuggled out for publication.This updated edition includes a new introduction and sketches drawn in Cage Eleven by another prisoner at the time, Danny Devenny.Offers a unique insight into the experience of internment an unrivalled representation of the resilience and humour that were as much a part of the life of the political prisoner as the adherence to a set of political ideals. Irish Herald

Gerry Adams nos presenta en este volúmen dieciocho narraciones cortas, magistralmente escritas, jocosas, que nos acercan la vida cotidiana de los habitantes de los seis condados del norte de Irlanda