Sunningdale, the Ulster Workers' Council Strike and the Struggle for Democracy in Northern Ireland
. Ed(S): McCann, David; McGrattan, Cillian
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Description for Sunningdale, the Ulster Workers' Council Strike and the Struggle for Democracy in Northern Ireland
Hardback. A sustained and systematic attempt to draw together political and historical scholarship on the Sunningdale experiment and the Ulster Workers' Council strike (1973-4) in Northern Ireland, revisiting the period to explore its lessons and echoes today. Editor(s): McCann, David; McGrattan, Cillian. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JJPL; HBJD1; HBLW3; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 510.
The 'Sunningdale experiment' of 1973-4 witnessed the first attempt to establish peace in Northern Ireland through power-sharing. However, its provisions, particularly the cross-border 'Council of Ireland', proved to be a step too far. The experiment floundered amid ongoing paramilitary-led violence, finally collapsing in May 1974 as a result of the Ulster Workers' Council strike.
Drawing on new scholarship from some of the top political historians working on the period, this book presents a series of reflections on how key protagonists struggled with notions of power-sharing and the 'Irish dimension', and how those struggles inhibited a deepening of democracy and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719099519
SKU
V9780719099519
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About . Ed(S): McCann, David; McGrattan, Cillian
David McCann is Lecturer in Politics at Ulster University Cillian McGrattan is Lecturer in Politics at Ulster University -- .
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