A history of the Northern Ireland Labour Party : democratic socialism and sectarianism / Aaron Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Aaron, author.

Series:

Critical labour movement studies series.

Critical labour movement studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Northern Ireland Labour Party--History.

Northern Ireland Labour Party.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 240 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

This is a definitive history of the Northern Ireland Labour Party (NILP), a unique political force in twentieth century British and Irish politics that drew its support from Protestants and Catholics and became electorally viable despite deep-seated ethnic, religious and national divisions.

Contents:

9780719078743; 9780719078743; Copyright Page; Contents; Series editors' foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Figures and tables; Introduction; Democratic socialism and sectarianism,1924-45; Re-appraising the origins of the'consensus-forming strategy', 1945-58; The Labour Opposition of Northern Ireland,1958-65; The failure of the 'consensus-formingstrategy', 1965-69; The NILP in retreat, 1969-72; The fall of the NILP, 1972-75; Squeezing the moderates, 1975-87; Conclusion; Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on April 27, 2026).

ISBN:

9781847797322

1847797326

9781781702390

178170239X

9781847792938

1847792936

OCLC:

818847389