Ulster loyalism after the Good Friday agreement : history, identity and change / edited by James W. McAuley and Graham Spencer.

Other author McAuley, James W.
Other author Spencer, Graham.
Format Book
Publication InfoHoundmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Descriptionxii, 288 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentCover image
Subjects
Group identity--Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).
Protestants--Political activity. --Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).
Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--History.
Northern Ireland--Politics and government.

Contents Introduction: politics, identity and change in contemporary loyalism / Graham Spencer and James W. McAuley -- Historic loyalism: allegiance, patriotism, Irishness and Britishness in Ireland / Thomas Hennessey -- Loyalism in transition: southern loyalists and the Irish Free State, 1921-37 / Leigh-Ann Coffe -- Post-agreement loyalism and the international dimension / Roger Mac Ginty -- The politics of fear?: provisionalism, loyalism and the 'New Politics' of Northern Ireland / Kevin Bean -- From politics to community development: in discussion with Billy Hutchinson / Graham Spencer -- The Ulster Volunteer Force and the path to decommissioning / Chris Hudson -- Quis Separabit?: loyalist transformation and the strategic environment / Lyndsey Harris -- Transforming loyalist communities: a participatory peace research approach / Aaron Edwards and Stephen Bloomer -- Loyalism, orangeism and britishness: contemporary synergies and tensions / Andrew Mycock, James W. McAuley and Jonathan Tonge -- Auxiliaries in the cause?: loyalist women in conflict and post conflict / Catherine McGlynn ad James W. McAuley -- Reflections on the relationships between loyalism and church / Phillip Orr -- Loyalist former prisoners and community development: in discussion with Tim Roberts / Graham Spencer -- Monitoring the loyalist paramilitaries: the role of the Independent Monitoring Commission in the Northern Ireland peace process, 2003-2009 / John G.D. Grieve -- Loyalism: political violence and decommissioning / Neil Southern -- The contemporary politics of the Ulster Defence Association: In discussion with Jackie McDonald / Graham Spencer -- 'Bound by Oath and Duty to Remember': loyalism and memory / Kris Brown -- Loyalist perspectives on apology: regret and change / Graham Spencer.
Abstract "This book provides a timely assessment of loyalist history, identity and community in Northern Ireland today which provides a comprehensive picture of how loyalism has reacted to changes since the Good Friday Agreement. Challenging simplistic stereotypes of loyalism, the book provides a complex multi-faceted explanation of the loyalist imagination" Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 261-282) and index.
LCCN 2010050928
ISBN9780230228856 (hardback)
ISBN0230228852 (hardback)
Standard identifier# 40019194853

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DA990.U46 U375 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold