Northern Ireland after the troubles : a society in transition / / edited by Colin Coulter and Michael Murray

• Pubblicazione: Manchester, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2008; [Place of distribution not identified] : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [date of distribution not identified]; ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 941.60824
• Soggetto topico: Peace-building - Northern Ireland
• Soggetto geografico: Northern Ireland Politics and government 1994-; Northern Ireland Social conditions 21st century; Northern Ireland Civilization 21st century
• Soggetto non controllato: Northern Ireland; critical race theory; feminist politics; feminist scholarship; gender politics; peace process; political developments; popular cultural practice; popular music; social identities; sports; strategic spatial policy; transitional justice; violent conflict; whiteness
• Persona (resp. second.): CoulterColin <1966->; MurrayMichael <1953->
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgement -- 1 Introduction -- Part I Political developments and divisions -- 2 Telling stories, facing truths -- 3 From conflict to communal politics -- 4 Belfast -- 5 Spatial planning in contested territory -- 6 Policing change -- Part II Social identities -- 7 Religious change and persistence -- 8 Gender and ethno-nationalist politics -- 9 The glacier moves? -- 10 Whiteness, racism and exclusion -- Part III Cultural practices -- 11 Still taking sides -- 12 From shellshock rock to ceasefire sounds -- 13 House training the paramilitaries -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In the last generation, Northern Ireland has undergone a tortuous yet remarkable process of social and political change. This collection of essays aims to capture the complex and shifting realities of a society in the process of transition from war to peace.The book brings together commentators from a range of academic backgrounds and political perspectives. As well as focusing upon those political divisions and disputes that are most readily associated with Northern Ireland, it provides a rather broader focus than is conventionally found in books on the region. It examines the cultural identities and cultural practices that are essential to the formation and understanding of Northern Irish society but are neglected in academic analyses of the six counties. While the contributors often approach issues from rather different angles, they share a common conviction of the need to challenge the self-serving simplifications and choreographed optimism that frequently define both official discourse and media commentary on Northern Ireland. Taken together, the essays offer a comprehensive and critical account of a troubled society in the throes of change.
• Titolo autorizzato: Northern Ireland after the troubles
• ISBN: 0-7190-9516-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812151003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II