Culture and Identity Politics in Northern Ireland
Mairead Nic Craith
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Paperback. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD1; JFC; JFF; JPA; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Civilization and culture have traditionally been regarded as mutually exclusive concepts. In this comparative case-study of Northern Ireland, Máiréad Nic Craith explores the commitment of unionists to a civic, 'culture-blind' British state; contrasting this with nationalist demands for official recognition of Irish culture. The 'cultural turn' in Northern Irish politics and the development of a bicultural infrastructure is examined here in the context of differing interpretations of equality and increasing demands for intercultural communication within, as well as between, communities.
Civilization and culture have traditionally been regarded as mutually exclusive concepts. In this comparative case-study of Northern Ireland, Máiréad Nic Craith explores the commitment of unionists to a civic, 'culture-blind' British state; contrasting this with nationalist demands for official recognition of Irish culture. The 'cultural turn' in Northern Irish politics and the development of a bicultural infrastructure is examined here in the context of differing interpretations of equality and increasing demands for intercultural communication within, as well as between, communities.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349419982
SKU
V9781349419982
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99-15
About Mairead Nic Craith
MÁIRÉAD NIC CRAITH is an anthropologist at the Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages, University of Ulster (Magee Campus). She has previously worked in the Universities of Liverpool, Dublin and Cork. Author and editor of several books including Plural Identities, Singular Narratives (2002) she has lectured and published extensively on aspects of culture and language in Northern Ireland and in Europe. ... Read more
Reviews for Culture and Identity Politics in Northern Ireland
'NicCraith's book has a global reach while it offers valuable interpretations of Northern Ireland's cultural specificities.' - American Anthropologist 'Culture and identity Politics in Northern Ireland offers much deft commentary and persuasive argument regarding the contemporary complexity and fluidity of communal identities.' - Irish Political Studies