The Orange Order : a tradition betrayed / Brian Kennaway.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennaway, Brian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orange Order.

Orangemen--Northern Ireland--Societies, etc.

Orangemen.

Protestants--Political activity--Northern Ireland.

Protestants.

Protestants--Political activity.

Religion and politics.

Northern Ireland.

Religion and politics--Northern Ireland.

Physical Description:

xiv, 286 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Methuen, 2006.

Summary:

A bleak, honest, and shocking account of how Northern Ireland's Orange Order, a religious institution founded in 1795 to defend Protestantism, has tragically departed from its core values and become associated with sectarian violence and political intrigue. Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand Northern Ireland today. Brian Kennaway was a senior Orange man for over forty years.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Place of Orangeism in Irish Society 1

Chapter 2 Religion or Politics? 21

Chapter 3 Decisive Discipline 44

Chapter 4 A Prelude to Disaster 70

Chapter 5 The Drumcree Debacle 98

Chapter 6 'Wheels and Deals': the Spirit of Drumcree 127

Chapter 7 Parades and Strategy 151

Chapter 8 To Talk or not to Talk 168

Chapter 9 Bricks without Straw: the Work of the Education Committee 192

Chapter 10 In Office but not in Power 215

Chapter 11 'Egg on our Face': the Referendum 234

Chapter 12 A Heritage Lost? Principles and Practice 252

Appendix 1 The Structure of Irish Orangeism before 1999 267

Appendix 2 The Standards of Irish Orangeism 268.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-274) and index.

ISBN:

0413775356

OCLC:

63136276

Publisher Number:

9780413775351