Foreword by Shane Ross "As Ireland looks to regroup and rebuild for the future, this is exactly the type of book the country needs, with new people and new idea

Hume recounts the struggle for the nationalist community's rights and presents a blueprint for peace.

This book attempts to delve into the connection between imagination and politics, and examines the many expectations and fears engendered by the Irish home rule

Volume VII covers a period of major significance in Ireland's history: the division of Ireland and the eventual establishment of the Irish Republic.