Northern Ireland''s Lost Opportunity - The Frustrated Promise of Political Loyalism

Informationen zum Autor Tony Novosel is a senior lecturer in History at the University of Pittsburgh. He is involved in 'common history' projects in Belfast and is the author of Northern Ireland's Lost Opportunity (Pluto, 2013). Klappentext A significant contribution. Exposes the limitation of commonly held views that loyalism was apolitical and merely sectarian' - Professor Peter Shirlow, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast 'Novosel's study of the UVF and its attempts to develop a politicised loyalism challenges the standard one-dimensional representation of loyalism that so dominates the media and popular imagination' - Graham Spencer, author of The State of Loyalism in Northern Ireland 'Integral to an understanding of the Conflict Transformation Process which has made Northern Ireland a beacon of hope, and adds a vital component to the complex narrative of our recent history' - John Kyle, Belfast city councillor 'Novosel effectively challenges common perceptions. He demonstrates that some Loyalists offered hope when hope was most needed but faced constant obstruction by those challenged by their 'new thinking' - Roy Garland, Irish News Zusammenfassung Unique in-depth investigation into working-class Loyalism in Northern Ireland as represented by the UVF and RHC and their political allies.

Product details

• Authors: Tony Novosel, Novosel Tony
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.01.2013
• EAN: 9780745333090
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3309-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Northern Ireland, Politics & government, British & Irish history, Politics and government, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Peace studies & conflict resolution