Single Europe, Single Ireland?: Uneven Development in Process

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Arguing that the national conflict in Ireland has its origins in uneven development under British colonialism, Goodman (U. of Technology, Sydney, Australia and Open U., England) describes the region's history of diverging socio-economic interests, conflicting ideological positions, and divided institutions. Asserting that these divisions are being reversed, he describes how the European Union is involved and argues for the importance of concerted state action and guidance in the process of creating North-South linkages. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)