From armed struggle to political struggle : Republican tradition and transformation in Northern Ireland /

"This is the first book to comprehensively examine the shifts that have informed republican tradition and transformation from the beginning of the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland until the final stages of the peace process. Using a combination of empirical research and literature, the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Spencer, Graham (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY, USA : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.
Subjects:	Northern Ireland > Politics and government. Republicanism > Northern Ireland. Political culture > Northern Ireland. Identity politics > Northern Ireland. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative. RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State.
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Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: Imagination Myth Martyrdom Metaphor Chapter Two: History Origins and dynamics Re-emergence Militancy Hunger and transition Chapter Three: Catholicism History and context Reasoning and morality The Catholic Church and republicanism Catholic perspectives on republicanism Republican perspectives on Catholicism Chapter Four: Politics Dialogues with nationalism SDLP perspectives Chapter Five: Peace The Good Friday Agreement British and Irish Official perspectives Endgame: After Good Friday Chapter Six: Rebels and Reconciliation The 'dissident' threat Claiming the past to shape the future Conclusion Bibliography Index.