Gerry Fitt and the SDLP : 'In a minority of one' / Sarah Campbell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Campbell, Sarah, author.

Series:

Manchester Political Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fitt, Gerry, 1926-2005.

Politicians--Northern Ireland--Biography.

Politicians.

Northern Ireland--Politics and government--1968-1998.

Northern Ireland.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Gerry Fitt was a key political figure in Northern Ireland for over 20 years, yet there is no major historical evaluation of his contribution, nor of his legacy or place in the memory of the minority community there. Drawing on unpublished party and private papers, recently released Irish and British government papers, and interviews, this book studies the role of Gerry Fitt in the politics of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and examines the first decade of the party through the lens of his leadership.

Contents:

1. The plough and the tricolour: Gerry Fitt and the evolution of nationalist politics in Northern Ireland, 1959–69

2. ‘A varied and diverse bunch’ – the birth of the SDLP

3. ‘Impaled on a hook’: internment and civil disobedience

4. Bombs and barricades: the road to Sunningdale

5. The politics of compromise: the Sunningdale Agreement (September – December 1973)

6. ‘Trundling’ Unionists into a united Ireland? The power-sharing executive in operation

7. Pidgin politics

8. ‘The British must govern or go…’: The greening of the SDLP

Conclusion: in a minority of one?

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781781708408

1781708401

9780719098055

071909805X

OCLC:

980831781