The propaganda of peace : the role of media and culture in the Northern Ireland peace process / Greg McLaughlin and Stephen Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLaughlin, Greg.

Contributor:

Baker, Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace movements--Northern Ireland.

Peace movements.

Propaganda--Northern Ireland.

Propaganda.

Northern Ireland--Politics and government.

Northern Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, U.K. : Intellect, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When political opponents Ian Paisley and Martin McGuiness were confirmed as First Minister and Deputy First Minister of a new Northern Ireland executive in May 2007, a chapter was closed on Northern Ireland's troubled past. A dramatic realignment of politics had brought these irreconcilable enemies together-and the media played a significant role in persuading the public to accept this startling change. The Propaganda of Peace places their role in a wider cultural context and examines a broad range of factual and fictional representations, from journalism and public museum exhibitions to film,

Contents:

Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: Defining the Propaganda of Peace; Chapter 2: Framing the Good Friday Agreement; Chapter 3: Public History and the Peace Process; Chapter 4: The Changing Images of the Paramilitaries; Chapter 5: Representing 'Ordinary People' and Politics; Chapter 6: No Alternative Ulster; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [99]-103) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-75960-4

9786612759604

1-84150-393-2

OCLC:

665611259