Gerry Fitt and the SDLP
Gerry Fitt and the SDLP

Author: Sarah Campbell

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2015-05-01

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 0719098041

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Gerry Fitt was a key political figure in Northern Ireland for over twenty years, yet there is no major historical evaluation of his contribution, nor of his legacy or place in the memory of the minority community there. Fitt played a central role in creating the identity of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) as a socialist party. Yet, he noted that he was often in an ‘unhappy minority of one’ over many issues and at times the relationship between himself and his party colleagues was ‘very uneasy’. Drawing on unpublished party and private papers, recently released Irish and British government papers, and interviews, this book is the first academic study of the role of Gerry Fitt in the politics of the SDLP and will examine the first decade of the party through the lens of his leadership.

A New Ireland
A New Ireland

Author: John Hume

Publisher: Roberts Rinehart

Published: 2000-10-10

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 1461660246

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Hume recounts the struggle for the nationalist community's rights and presents a blueprint for peace.

Sinn Féin and the SDLP
Sinn Féin and the SDLP

Author: Gerard Murray

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780862789183

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A political history of the SDLP and Sinn Féin, from the onset of The Troubles in 1970 to the present day. It outlines the ideological and electoral rivalry between the two parties and assesses the contribution of both to the reshaping of modern nationalist politics in Northern Ireland. Drawing on interviews with prominent Sinn Féin members, the authors examine the dynamics of Republican politics since 1970, explaining why armed struggle was replaced by electoral politics, and why Sinn Féin is likely to consolidate its position as the primary representative of Northern Ireland's nationalists.

A Political History of the Two Irelands
A Political History of the Two Irelands

Author: B. Walker

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2012-01-17

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 0230363407

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This ground-breaking political history of the two Irish States provides unique new insights into the 'Troubles' and the peace process. It examines the impact of the fraught dynamics between the competing identities of the Nationalist-Catholic-Irish Community on the one hand and the Unionist-Protestant-British community on the other.

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

Author: Jonathan Tonge

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-12-02

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1317875184

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Essential text for a 1 term/semester undergraduate course on Northern Ireland (usually a 2nd year option). Combines coverage of the historical context of the situation in Northern Ireland with a thorough examination of the contemporary political situation and the peace process. The book explores the issues behind the longevity of the conflict and provides a detailed analysis of the attempts to create a lasting peace in Northern Ireland.

The Troubles
The Troubles

Author: Tim Pat Coogan

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2015-12-16

Total Pages: 981

ISBN-13: 1784975389

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The Troubles refers to a violent thirty-year conflict, at the heart of which lay the constitutional status of Northern Ireland. Over 3,000 people were killed on all sides, and many more damaged by a legacy that continued long past 1998. After looking at the roots of Catholic discrimination of the Northern Irish state, Coogan points to Orange prejudice in housing, education and jobs and the lack of a Catholic outlet for peaceful protest. He argues that the war in the North started as a civil rights demonstration, but that radical Orange response soon turned protest into war. He takes a close look at Ian Paisley 'the great pornographer'; John Hume, the quiet peacemaker; Gerry Adams, gunman turned peacemaker; and Albert Reynolds, the first prime minister to insist on peace. In this controversial volume, Coogan covers all parts of the war, from Bloody Sunday in 1972 to the Bobby Sands hunger strike. Although written from a nationalist viewpoint, Coogan has taken a complicated history and explained it simply, with grace and wit.

Special Relationships
Special Relationships

Author: Paul Arthur

Publisher: Blackstaff Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13:

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Although recent events are testing its durability, the Good Friday Agreement of 1998 has been hailed as a triumph of Anglo-Irish diplomacy. But why did it take 30 years of intense conflict to reach an understanding of the problem before a solution could be implemented?

The Contested Identities of Ulster Catholics
The Contested Identities of Ulster Catholics

Author: Thomas Paul Burgess

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 2018-07-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783319788036

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This book investigates the often-fragmented nature of Ulster Nationalist / Republican / Roman Catholic politics, culture and identity. It offers a companion publication to The Contested Identities of Ulster Protestants (2015). Historically the Catholic community of Ulster are regarded as a unified and coherent group, sharing cultural and political aspirations. However, the volume explores communities of many variants and strands, belying the notion of an easy, homogenous bloc in terms of identity, political aspirations, voting preferences and cultural identity. These include historical differences within constitutional nationalism and Republicanism, gender politics, partition, perceptions of this community from The Republic of Ireland, and more. The book will appeal to students and scholars across the fields of Politics, Cultural Studies, Sociology, Irish Studies and Peace Studies.