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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459760803321

Autore

McLaughlin Greg

Titolo

The propaganda of peace [[electronic resource] ] : the role of media and culture in the Northern Ireland peace process / / Greg McLaughlin and Stephen Baker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, U.K., : Intellect, 2010

ISBN

1-282-75960-4

9786612759604

1-84150-393-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (114 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BakerStephen

Disciplina

302.2309416

Soggetti

Peace movements - Northern Ireland

Propaganda - Northern Ireland

Electronic books.

Northern Ireland Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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,