32 Counties - The Failure of Partition and the Case for a United Ireland

Partitioning Ireland was an experiment that has lasted a century. Now it is time for it to come to an end

List of contents

Preface

1. 'A Carnival of Reaction': The Origins of Partition

2. Republicans and Loyalists

3. British Imperialism

4. Managed Sectarianism

5. Protestant Workers

6. The Return of the National Question

7. The Left and Irish Unity

8. What Kind of United Ireland?

Notes

Index

About the author

Kieran Allen is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University College Dublin. His books include 1916: Ireland's Revolutionary Tradition (2016) and The Politics of James Connolly (2016).

Summary

Partitioning Ireland was an experiment that has lasted a century. Now it is time for it to come to an end

Product details

• Authors: Kieran Allen
• Publisher: Pluto
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9780745344171
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-4417-1
• No. of pages: 208
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