252 Pages
by
Routledge
252 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1991, Northern Ireland: Faith and Faction is not a work of formal historical scholarship but rather the product of extensive reading and reflection by the author, a native of Northern Ireland deeply connected to the province throughout his life. The book examines the communal strife that has intermittently gripped Northern Ireland, uniquely rooted in confessional differences... Read more
Acknowledgements Prologue 1. The Origins of Modern Ulster 2. Seventeenth-Century Conflicts 3. Ascendancy, Penal Days and Revolution 4. The Making of a Union 5. The Union Flawed 6. Ulster Goes Its Own Way 7. Land Reform: The Union Assailed 8. Irish Nationalism: Ulster Resistance 9. Northern Ireland 1921- 45 10. Northern Ireland since 1945 11. The Irish Republic: A Roman Catholic State? 12. Two Champions: Paisley and Powell 13. Myth, Faith and History Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
Biography
Maurice Irvine
