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Protestant Boy
Geoffrey Beattie
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Description for Protestant Boy
Hardcover. An absorbing memoir of a Protestant Northern Irish childhood during the worst years of the troubles. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BG; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150. Weight in Grams: 441. Fine in fine dustjacket
Geoffrey Beattie grew up in the notorious 'murder triangle' in North Belfast, where during thirty years of the Troubles more than six hundred people were killed. Many of his childhood friends ended up dead or in prison, while Beattie himself moved to England, at first to study and eventually to build a highly successful career as a psychologist. On a visit home to see his ailing mother, Beattie begins to explore his Ulster Protestant ancestry and to reflect on the unfashionable and little understood Protestant community. His search takes him to the trenches of the Somme, to the Plantation villages ... Read more
Geoffrey Beattie grew up in the notorious 'murder triangle' in North Belfast, where during thirty years of the Troubles more than six hundred people were killed. Many of his childhood friends ended up dead or in prison, while Beattie himself moved to England, at first to study and eventually to build a highly successful career as a psychologist. On a visit home to see his ailing mother, Beattie begins to explore his Ulster Protestant ancestry and to reflect on the unfashionable and little understood Protestant community. His search takes him to the trenches of the Somme, to the Plantation villages ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Granta Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781862075634
SKU
KCD0004570
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Geoffrey Beattie
Geoffrey Beattie is Professor of Psychology at Manchester University, and regularly appears on television as a psychologist on Channel 4's Big Brother. His previous books include We Are the People: Journeys Through the Heart of Protestant Ulster and On the Ropes: Boxing as a Way of Life.
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