Screen LibraryUnionist voices and the politics of remembering the past in Northern Ireland
Simpson offers a reflective and theoretical explanation of the ways in which unionists conceive of the past in the present post-conflict environment. He considers the ways in which scholarly literature has often painted an outdated and inaccurate portrait of a highly complex people.
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Simpson offers a reflective and theoretical explanation of the ways in which unionists conceive of the past in the present post-conflict environment. He considers the ways in which scholarly literature has often painted an outdated and inaccurate portrait of a highly complex people. 'How Northern Ireland deals with its past is a major issue for Northern Ireland's future. So this book could not be more important. It is written with passion but without partisanship, with academic rigour but without pedantry. The result is a powerful yet sensitive evocation of Unionist anxieties and historical sensitivities, disturbing but always moving.' - Arthur Aughey, Professor of Politics, University of Ulster, UK. |
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Electronic book text. Originally published in: 2009. |
| Carrier Form: | 224 p. |
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9780230224148 9780230244894 : 0230244890 : |
| CLC: | K562.5 |
| Contents: | Thematic Introduction and Background to the Northern Ireland Conflict Unionists, Memory and Subjectivist Constructions of the Political 'Other' Recalling the Adjustment to Political Violence Unionist Remembrance of Political Violence and Suffering in Northern Ireland The Disappearance of Unionist Storytelling and the Conflict Truth Recovery, Unionists and Social Memory Conclusion: Mastering the Past in Northern Ireland. |