Ulster's uncertain defenders : Protestant political, paramilitary, and community groups, and the Northern Ireland conflict / Sarah Nelson
1984, First Edition. Belfast Syracuse, N.Y. : Appletree Press ; Syracuse University Press. Very good paperback copy; edges slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Spine creased. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Item #471065
Physical description; 219 pages ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-215) and index. Contents; Part One: To the precipice -- Ulster Protestant politics 1920-69: constitutional and religious issues -- Ulster Protestant politics 1920-69: social and economic issues -- O'Neillism: the challenge to traditional politics -- Ultraloyalists before 1969: Paisleyites and the UVF -- Making sense of 'civil rights' and 'discrimination' -- Part Two: Communal street violence: August 1969 -- The impact on organisation -- Law, order and political violence -- Loyalty and the union -- Part Three: The impact of direct rule -- Ethnic identities: Britishness, Irishness and the vanguard challenge -- The sectarian killings: a religious war? -- Class identities: the explosion of resentment -- Community identity: the growth of the community action movement -- Part Four: After the UWC strike -- The loyalist parties hit back -- The UVF: from soldiers to politicians and back -- Community action: dreams of government by the grassroots. Subjects; Geschichte 1920-1984. 1968-1998. Politics and government. Political parties Northern Ireland. Protestants Northern Ireland Political activity. Protestants Northern Ireland History.
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