The Northern Ireland Troubles in Britain

Herausgeber: Dawson, Graham; Hopkins, Stephen; Dover, Jo

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

During the three decades of the Northern Ireland Troubles (1968-98), the United Kingdom experienced within its borders a profound and polarising conflict. Yet relatively little research has addressed the complex effects, legacies and memories of this conflict in Britain. The experiences and understandings of those in or from Britain who fought in it, were injured by it or campaigned against it have been neglected both in wider scholarship and in public policy. In the peace process since 1994, British initiatives towards 'post-conflict' remembering have been limited and fragmented. This ground-breaking book provides the first comprehensive investigation of the history and memory of the Troubles in Britain. It examines the impact on individual lives, political and social relationships, communities and culture, and explores how the people of Britain - including its Irish communities - have responded to and engaged with the conflict in the context of the contested political narratives produced by the state and its opponents. Setting an agenda for further research and public debate, the book demonstrates that unfinished business from the conflicted past remains unaddressed and advocates the importance of acknowledging legacies, understanding histories and engaging with memories in the context of peace-building and reconciliation. The Northern Ireland troubles in Britain features contributors from a wide range of scholarly disciplines -spanning law, literature, history, arts and culture - alongside activists, artists, writers, peace-builders and people with direct personal experience of the conflict. It is essential reading for students and scholars of British and Irish history and politics, but will also be of interest to policy-makers and professionals in the fields of conflict resolution, human rights, arts and media and those who have been affected by the Troubles.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 754g
• ISBN-13: 9780719096310
• ISBN-10: 0719096316
• Artikelnr.: 46770504

Autorenporträt

Graham Dawson is Professor of Historical Cultural Studies at the University of Brighton Jo Dover is Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology at the University of Liverpool Stephen Hopkins is Lecturer in Politics at the University of Leicester

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - Graham Dawson and Stephen Hopkins Part 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. 'I got shot through the head with an Armalite round' -
Ted Aubertin 3. 'A 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 - K. Neil
Jenkings and Rachel Woodward Part II: Anti-state activisms 8. Something in
the air: the rise of the Troops Out Movement - Aly Renwick 9. Memories of
Sinn Féin Britain, 1975-85 - Susan O'Halloran 10. Policing the Irish
community in Britain - Nadine Finch 11. 'Not 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 Part III:
Culture and the representation of the Troubles 13. 'Every man an emperor':
the British press, Bloody Sunday and the image of the British Army - Greg
McLaughlin and 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 'oxygen of publicity' and the
suffocation of censorship: British 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 Part IV: Memory, peace-building and 'dealing with the past' 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 'suspect 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. 'I'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 Index