Unionist voices and the politics of remembering the past in Northern Ireland / Kirk Simpson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simpson, Kirk.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unionism (Irish politics).

Historiography.

Collective memory.

Memory--Social aspects.

Memory.

Northern Ireland--Politics and government--1998-.

Northern Ireland.

Politics and government.

Memory--Social aspects--Northern Ireland.

Collective memory--Political aspects--Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland--Politics and government--1998---Historiography.

Unionism (Irish politics)--Historiography.

Physical Description:

x, 176 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, England ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

"In this book, Simpson offers a reflective and theoretical explanation of the ways in which Unionists conceive of the past in the present post-conflict environment. He considers the ways in which scholarly literature has often painted an outdated and inaccurate portrait of a highly complex people"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Thematic introduction and background to the Northern Ireland conflict

'They started it': Unionists, memory, and subjectivist constructions of the political 'other'

'It was worse in the beginning': Recalling the adjustment to political violence

Untold stories: Unionist remembrance of political violence and suffering in Northern Ireland

'Cold storage': The disappearance of unionist storytelling and the conflict

'Ready to speak, but will anyone listen?': Truth recovery, unionists, and social memory

Conclusion: Mastering the past in Northern Ireland.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-173) and index.

ISBN:

9780230224148

0230224148

OCLC:

317926818