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1 online resource (xxi, 369 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Investigating the history of responses to, engagements with and memories of the Northern Irish conflict in Britain, this title explores the lessons to be learned from post-conflict efforts to 'deal with the past' in Northern Ireland, providing a starting point for wider academic and public debate in Britain on the significance of this history. |
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pt. I Perspectives from the British State, politics and the military -- 1.̀The truth, the whole truth ... ': some British political and military memoirs of the Troubles / John Newsinger -- 2.Ì got shot through the head with an Armalite round' / Ted Aubertin -- 3.À real stirring in the nation': military families, British public opinion and withdrawal from Northern Ireland / Paul Dixon -- 4. The memoir writing of the Wilson and Callaghan governments: the Labour Party and constitutional policy in Northern Ireland / Stephen Hopkins -- 5. British questions / Geoffrey Bell -- 6.̀The coach never arrived back at its destination' / Jenny McMahon -- 7. Serving in troubled times: British military personnel's memories and accounts of service in Northern Ireland / Rachel Woodward -- pt. II Anti-state activisms -- 8. Something in the air: the rise of the Troops Out Movement / Aly Renwick -- 9. Memories of Sinn Fein Britain, 1975 -- 85 / Susan O'Halloran. |
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10.Policing the Irish community in Britain / Nadine Finch -- 11.Ǹot our cup of tea': Irish and British feminist encounters in London during the Troubles / Ann Rossiter -- 12.Political delegations of women from Britain to the North of Ireland and the campaign against strip searching in the 1980s / Di Parkin -- pt. III Culture and the representation of the Troubles -- 13.Èvery man an emperor': the British press, Bloody Sunday and the image of the British Army / Stephen Baker -- 14.Suspect stories: William Trevor's portrayals of the Irish in London during the Troubles / Tony Murray -- 15.Writing as survival / Maude Casey -- 16.The òxygen of publicity' and the suffocation of censorship: national newspaper representations of the British broadcasting ban (1988 -- 94) / Max Pettigrew -- 17.̀The Troubles we've seen': film, television drama and the Northern Irish conflict in Britain / John Hill -- pt. IV Memory, peace building and ̀dealing with the past' |
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18. Responding to the IRA bombing campaign in mainland Britain: the case of Warrington / Lesley Lelourec -- 19.̀There's no way out but through' / Annie Bowman -- 20. The Birmingham pub bombings, the Irish as a s̀uspect community' and the memories of the O'Reilly family / Laura O'Reilly -- 21.̀Truth recovery' and the role of the security forces in the Northern Ireland Troubles / Aaron Edwards -- 22.Commemorating bonds of Union: remembering the Ulster Special Constabulary at the National Memorial Arboretum / L.J. Armstrong -- 23.Ì'd find a way to contribute to peace' / Jo Berry -- 24. Performance practices and conflict resolution: Jo Berry and Patrick Magee's Facing the Enemy / Verity Combe. |
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Access restricted to Ryerson students, faculty and staff. CaOTR |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-
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Great Britain. |
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Politics and government. |
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1945- |
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 1945-
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Manners and customs. |
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Northern Ireland -- History -- 1968-1998.
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Northern Ireland. |
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History. |
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1968-1998 |
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Northern Ireland -- History -- 1998-
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1998- |
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Northern Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1968-1998.
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Northern Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1998-
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1945 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Dawson, Graham, 1956- editor.
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Dover, Jo, editor.
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Hopkins, Stephen, 1967- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Northern Ireland Troubles in Britain. Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2017 9780719096310 0719096316 (OCoLC)950450765 |
| ISBN |
9781526108494 (electronic book) |
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1526108496 (electronic book) |
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9781526120809 |
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1526120801 |
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9780719096310 |
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0719096316 |
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9780719096327 |
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0719096324 |
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