throughly grounded in the sociology of religion, setting Paisleyism within a wider British context of secularization...written in a manner that is accessible for undergraduates or popular readers; even Bruce's sociological writing is done with a light touch.
Gladys Ganiel, British Journal of Sociology
Steve Bruce has presented a compelling, if sometimes surprising, account of the life of one ... Read moreof the leading and most successful British politicians of recent times, and it should dispel many of the misconceptions that exist about Nothern Ireland.
David Ceri Jones Planet The Welsh Internationalist
Steve Bruce is heavily preoccuipied with the interplay of religion and politics. But the story he tells is above all one of extraordinary personal and political stamina...Bruce argues persuasively that something special and outside the successful politician's usual equipment is required to fail as oftern as Paisley failed, to be immune to hatred he has provoked and yet to keep going to the end and to outlast your opponents.
George Brock TLS
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