1st Edition
The Politics of Legitimacy Struggles in a Belfast Community
By Frank Burton
Copyright 1978
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1978, The Politics of Legitimacy by Frank Burton examines the ideology and politics of the Provisional IRA through the socio-historical conditions of Northern Irish society. Drawing on an empirical investigation in the sociology of knowledge, Burton analyzes politicized violence broadly and focuses on one aspect of the Northern Ireland conflict in particular. His analysis is... Read more
Preface Glossary Introduction: The Problem and the Approach 1. Ethnographic Snapshots: The Radical Gemeinschaft 2. Sectarianism: A Category of Ideological Thought and Form of Practice in Northern Ireland 3. Republicanism: The IRA and the Community 4. Leaps into the Dark: Views into and from the Inside Appendix I Appendix II References Bibliography Index
Biography
Frank Burton
