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The Ulster Question since 1945

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  • Thoroughly revised and updated to take into account the latest research on the subject, and the subsequent developments since the Good Friday AgreementĀ 
    Discusses the problems at the very root of the troubles in Northern Ireland
    Examines the major factors in the development of the problem, including the evolution of Ulster Unionism and the role of Britain and the USA

Part of the book series: Studies in Contemporary History (SCH)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Introduction

    • James Loughlin
    Pages 1-27
  3. Ulster: A Reconstituted Question

    • James Loughlin
    Pages 28-63
  4. British Intervention

    • James Loughlin
    Pages 64-84
  5. New Initiatives and Old Problems

    • James Loughlin
    Pages 85-124
  6. Agreement and Process

    • James Loughlin
    Pages 125-179
  7. Agreement and Resolution?

    • James Loughlin
    Pages 180-238
  8. Conclusion

    • James Loughlin
    Pages 239-248
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 249-267

About this book

This major work of synthesis presents an up-to-date assessment of the issues at the very root of the troubles in Northern Ireland. Framed against the background of Ulster history since the early seventeenth century, the major factors in the development of the Ulster question since 1945 are examined. These include:

- the evolution of Ulster Unionism and the Nationalist and Republican traditions
- the role of Britain
- the increasingly important part played by external actors, especially the USA

Since the outbreak of the present troubles in August 1969, a thriving academic literature on Ulster and its history has emerged. Based on the most authoritative texts, this thoroughly revised and updated edition includes new materials on the period as a whole, and an assessment of the developments since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

About the author

JAMES LOUGHLIN is Reader in History at the Magee campus of the University of Ulster.

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