A PLACE APART by Murphy, Dervla - 1978

London, England: John Murray. Very Good- in Very Good- dust jacket. 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. 0719534763; Very minor wear and soil on the sound binding. Contents are almost as new, with no writing or other entries on the text. Very minor edge wear on the clean, complete DJ with price and information intact. DJ is protected by a clear plastic cover. ; FIRST PRINTING of the FIRST EDITION, 1978. 8-3/4 " Tall, X + 290pp. Blue-green boards, bright gold spine lettering. "This is an original, balanced and illuminatin g record of present-day (1978) Northern Ireland, its difficulties and tensions and the reactions to them of the ordinary people. It is also a corrective to the endless reports of violence and hate. Throughout the North, Murphy found much more to admire than to condemn. This is Murphy's attempt to understand why the Northern Irish think, feel and act as they do. She is of liberal instincts but nationalistic antecedents and her reactions will surprise many. Having no political or religious axes to grind, she can afford to share not only her insights but her moments of personal bewilderment. "... B/w frontispiece photo. Glossary. One-page map. Bibliography. .