Descripción
How did Gerry Adams grow from a revolutionary street activist – in perpetual danger of arrest and assassination – into the leader of Sinn Féin, with intimate access to the British and Irish prime ministers and the US president? And how did he outlast them all? Drawing on newly available intelligence and scores of exclusive interviews, Malachi O’Doherty’s meticulously researched biography sheds light on the history of this extraordinary shape-shifter. O’Doherty’s experience as a journalist, as a correspondent during the peace process and as a commentator on Northern Irish affairs, informs this authoritative account of one of the world’s most controversial politicians.
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Gerry Adams: Una vida no autorizada Información del libro:
Adams pasó de ser un activista callejero revolucionario, en peligro perpetuo de arresto y asesinato, a convertirse en el líder de Sinn Fin, con acceso íntimo a los primeros ministros británico e irlandés y al presidente de los Estados Unidos. ¿Y cómo los sobrevivió a todos? Basándose en inteligencia recientemente disponible y decenas de entrevistas exclusivas, la biografía meticulosamente investigada de Malachi O’Doherty arroja luz sobre la historia de este extraordinario cambiaformas. La experiencia de O’Doherty como periodista, como corresponsal durante el proceso de paz y como comentarista sobre los asuntos de Irlanda del Norte informa este relato autorizado de uno de los políticos más controvertidos del mundo.
Biografía del autor:
Malachi O’Doherty is a writer and broadcaster based in Belfast. He is a regular contributor to The Belfast Telegraph and to several BBC radio programmes. He covered the troubles and the peace process as a journalist and has written for several Irish and British newspapers and magazines, including The Irish Times, the New Statesman, The Scotsman, and The Guardian. This is his seventh book.
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