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Northern Ireland´s Lost Opportunity: The Frustrated Promise of Political Loyalism
Tony Novosel
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Description for Northern Ireland´s Lost Opportunity: The Frustrated Promise of Political Loyalism
Paperback. Unique in-depth investigation into working-class Loyalism in Northern Ireland as represented by the UVF and RHC and their political allies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; GTJ; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 219 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Rejecting the dominant narratives of the Troubles, this is a unique in-depth investigation into working-class Loyalism in Northern Ireland, as represented by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), the Red Hand Commando (RHC) and their political allies. In an unorthodox account, that disputes the idea that loyalism was apolitical and sectarian, Tony Novosel argues that loyalist groups, seen as implacable enemies by Republicans and the left, developed a political analysis of the Northern Ireland conflict in the 1970s which involved a compromise peace with all political parties and warring factions - something that historians and writers have largely ... Read more
Rejecting the dominant narratives of the Troubles, this is a unique in-depth investigation into working-class Loyalism in Northern Ireland, as represented by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), the Red Hand Commando (RHC) and their political allies. In an unorthodox account, that disputes the idea that loyalism was apolitical and sectarian, Tony Novosel argues that loyalist groups, seen as implacable enemies by Republicans and the left, developed a political analysis of the Northern Ireland conflict in the 1970s which involved a compromise peace with all political parties and warring factions - something that historians and writers have largely ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745333090
SKU
V9780745333090
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About Tony Novosel
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).
Reviews for Northern Ireland´s Lost Opportunity: The Frustrated Promise of Political Loyalism
'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, Reader in ... Read more
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, Reader in ... Read more