Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams offers a unique, intimate account of his childhood in working-class Belfast and the turbulent years of social activism that followed. First published in 1996 – at a time when politics in the North was at an impasse, and the Good Friday Agreement was still many intense months away – Before the Dawn tells of the pogroms of 1969 and the hunger strikes of 1981, moving from the streets of West Belfast to the cages and the H-Blocks of Long Kesh. An engaging and revealing self-portrait that is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand modern Ireland. Updated with a new introduction and epilogue.
| ISBN: | 9781847179166 |
| Publication date: | 30th January 2017 |
| Author: | Gerry Adams |
| Publisher: | Brandon an imprint of O'Brien Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 352 pages |
| Genres: |
Political leaders and leadership Autobiography: historical, political and military European history |