Arthur, Paul & Jeffrey, Keith
Northern Ireland since 1968
undergraduate, postgraduate level
Blackwell Publishers: 02 1996
176pp 216 x 138: Chronology, further reading
Series: Making Contemporary Britain
This volume provides a thematic overview of the Northern Ireland conflict and its proposed solutions, from the beginnings of the "Troubles" up to the present day. This updated and expanded edition includes coverage of recent developments.
Paperback ISBN:0 631 20084 3 £12.99
Arthur, P.
Government and Politics of Northern Ireland
advanced secondary level
Series: Political Realities
Addison Wesley Longman Education: 1984, 176pp, 198 x 129mm
Paperback ISBN: 0 582 35480 3 £9.50
Bew, Paul(Ed) & Patterson, Henry(Ed) et al
The Political Future of Northern Ireland
undergraduate, professional level
Lawrence & Wishart: 06 1996
160pp 216 x 315
Dewey class: 320.9416
After reviewing the political conflict of the last two decades in Northern Ireland, this book concludes that there are repeated failures of understanding between the political actors in the North and their supposed external allies. It argues for the development of a modern democratic politics.
Paperback ISBN:0 85315 771 5 £11.99
Boyce, D.G.
The Irish Question and British Politics, 1868-1996
undergraduate, research, professional level
Macmillan Press: 09 1996
192pp: Maps, references, bibliographic essay Series: British History in Perspective
The problems of modern Ireland notably the political divisions within Ireland and between Ireland and Great Britain have attracted the attention of British leaders from Gladstone to Major. This analysis places the "Irish question" in the wider context of the history of the British Isles.
Hardback ISBN:0 333 66529 5 £35.00
Paperback ISBN:0 333 66530 9 £9.99
Boyce, George & O'Day, Alan
Revisionism in Irish History
undergraduate, postgraduate level
Routledge: 05 1996
Dewey class: 941.5007202
Each contributor tackles a key question, issue or event in Irish history and examines its historiography, assesses the context of new interpretations, considers the strengths and weaknesses of revisionist ideas and offers their own interpretation.
Hardback ISBN:0 415 09819 X £40.00
Paperback ISBN:0 415 12171 X £12.99
Buckland, Patrick
A History of Northern Ireland
professional level
Gill & Macmillan: 04 1981
Hardback ISBN:0 8419 0700 5 £17.50
Paperback ISBN:0 7171 1069 9 £9.99
Cairns
Writing Ireland
Manchester UP: 09 1996
Paperback ISBN: 0 7190 2372 6 £14.99
Hadfield, Brigid(Ed)
Northern Ireland: Politics and the Constitution
undergraduate, professional level
Open UP: 02 1992
192pp 229 x 152
Dewey class: 320.9416
With the aim of facilitating an exchange of ideas between political scientists and lawyers on the issue of Northern Ireland and its form of government, this book discusses the evolution of the Northern Ireland constitution and examines, amongst other topics, the role of the police.
Paperback ISBN:0 335 09962 9 £13.99
Hughes, Eamonn(Ed)
Culture and Politics in Northern Ireland 1960-1990
undergraduate, postgraduate, professional level
Open UP: 03 1991
192pp 216 x 138
Dewey class: 941.6
Series: Ideas and Productions
Seeks to correct some of the distortions propagated about Northern Ireland by the media's emphasis on violence and division within the province. The book examines various aspects of life in Northern Ireland, and especially the role of the arts in transcending sectarian barriers.
Paperback ISBN:0 335 09712 X £12.99
Kennedy, Liam
Colonialism, Religion and Nationalism in Ireland
professional level
Queen's UP/Institute of Irish Studies: 06 1996
232pp
Paperback ISBN:0 85389 621 6 £9.75
Loughlin, James
Ulster Unionism and British National Identity, 1885-1985
undergraduate, professional level
Pinter: 02 1995
224pp 229 x 152
Discusses the relationship of Unionism to the idea of "Britishness", demonstrating that the central element of Unionism was its rejection of Irish nationalism and its firm embracing of British national identity, and membership of the wider British nation.
Hardback ISBN:0 86187 845 0 £45.00
Rafferty, Oliver P.
Catholicism in Ulster, 1603-1983: an Historical Introduction
undergraduate, professional level
C Hurst & Co: 04 1994
256pp 216 x 138: Bibliography, index
Presents the story of Ulster Catholicism in its religious, social and political aspects over the last 400 years. It introduces the reader to some of the historical complexities of the Ulster situation and to the attempts of Catholicism to grapple with its minority status in Ulster life.
Hardback ISBN:1 85065 138 8 £30.00
Paperback ISBN:1 85065 207 4 £12.95
Walker, Brian
Dancing to History's Tune: History, Myth and Politics in Ireland
professional level
Queen's Up/Institute of Irish Studies: 05 1996
Hardback ISBN:0 85389 628 3 £19.00
Paperback ISBN:0 85389 619 4 £8.50
Whyte, John
Interpreting Northern Ireland
undergraduate, professional level
Clarendon Press: 1991
324pp, 210 x 130mm
An attempt to provide a guide to the mass of literature and comment published on the current troubles in Northern Ireland since 1968, this volume was the recipient of the Christopher Ewart Biggs Memorial Prize in 1991.
Paperback ISBN:0 19 827380 0 £14.95