Unionist 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 He considers the ways in which scholarly literature has often painted an outdated and inaccurate portrait of a highly complex people. INDICE: 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

• ISBN: 978-0-230-22414-8
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 192
• Fecha Publicación: 21/08/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés