Unionism in Modern Ireland

This collection of essays brings together exciting, fresh work by young scholars working on vital aspects of modern Irish unionism. Its range is broad, taking in much material (literary, political, cultural, intellectual) which has previously been ignored. Using new and extensive sources, the contributors examine important features of modern unionism and do so in ways which challenge much previous thinking about the subject. The book will be of value to scholars working on any aspect of modern Ireland, and also to students and to a wider public with an interest in Irish history, politics, culture, and society.

Inhalt
Acknowledgements - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction; G.Walker & R.English - Ulster and the British Problem; I.McBride - Thomas Sinclair: Presbyterian Liberal Unionist; G.Walker - The Modernisation of Unionism, 1892-1914; D.Burnett - Ulstermen of Letters: the Unionism of Frank Frankfort Moore, Shan Bullock, and St John Ervine; P.Maume - The Protestant Experience of Revolution in Southern Ireland; P.Hart - The Twinge of Memory: Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday in Dublin since 1919; J.Leonard - Ulster Unionism and Loyalty to the Crown of the United Kingdom, 1912-1974; T.Hennessey - In Search of Order, Permanence and Stability: Building Stormont, 1921-1932; D.Officer - 'Meddling at the Crossroads': the Decline and Fall of Terence O'Neill within the Unionist Community; F.Cochrane - Direct Rule and the Unionist Middle Classes; C.Coulter - 17 November 1993: a Night to Remember?; S.Harvie - The Same People with Different Relatives? Modern Scholarship, Unionists and the Irish Nation; R.English - Index