Culture and Politics in Northern Ireland 1960-1990

by Eammon Hughes, Hughes Eammon, Eamon Hughes

Overview

Since the resurgence of political violence in the 1960s, Northern Ireland has become the focus of intense analysis. This volume brings together essays that examine specific aspects of Northern Irish society and history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780335097128
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	03/01/1991
Series:	Ideas and Production Series
Pages:	194
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.41(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction - Northern Ireland, border country, Eamonn Hughes
Northern Ireland - a place apart?, George Boyce
"Why can't you get along with each other" - culture, structure and the Northern Ireland conflict, Joseph Ruane and Jennifer Todd
Cuchullian and an RPO-7 - the ideology and politics of the Ulster Defence Association, James W
McAuley
the Labour Party and Northern Ireland in the 1980s, Jonathan Moore
women in Northern Ireland - an overview, Monica McWilliams
economic change and the position of women in Northern Ireland, Hazel Morrisey
notes on the novel in Irish, Sean Hutton
Field Day's fifth province - avenue and impasse, Shaun Richards
intellectuals and political culture - Unionist-Nationalist comparison, Liam O'Dowd

Editorial Reviews

Northern Ireland has been the focus of media attention since the resurgence of violence in the wake of the civil rights movements of the 1960s. However, media constructions of an apparently incomprehensible cycle of violence and atrocity have produced an image of a society separated from the wider world. This book breaks down this narrow view and provides a detailed account of Northern Irish society and politics in the last 30 years. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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