Edwards A history of the Northern Ireland Labour Party

Democratic socialism and sectarianism
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-84779-293-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Critical Labour Movement Studies

This book is the first, 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Edwards, Aaron

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Marxismus, Kommunismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Editors' Foreword
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
List of tables and figures
Introduction
1. Democratic Socialism and Sectarianism, 1924-45
2. Re-appraising the Origins of the ‘Consensus-Forming Strategy’, 1945-58
3. The Labour Opposition of Northern Ireland, 1958-65
4. The Failure of the ‘Consensus-Forming Strategy’, 1965-69
5. The NILP in Retreat, 1969-72
6. The Fall of the NILP, 1972-75
7. Squeezing the Moderates, 1975-87
Conclusion
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Edwards Aaron:
Aaron Edwards is Senior Lecturer in Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy, SandhurstAaron Edwards is Senior Lecturer in Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst