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The Twilight of Unionism Geoffrey Bell

The Twilight of Unionism By Geoffrey Bell

The Twilight of Unionism by Geoffrey Bell

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The crisis of Ulster Unionism and the future of Northern Ireland

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The Twilight of Unionism: Ulster and the Future of Northern Ireland by Geoffrey Bell

The fissures that have split the United Kingdom in the last decades have run through Northern Ireland. Since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, the fragile peace has been threatened by Brexit, the rise and fall of the D U P and the failure of power-sharing arrangement between the main parties at the Stormont Assembly. As the very future of Northern Ireland is now in jeopardy, will Britain face up to its imperial legacy and address the deep inequalities that remain in the aftermath of the Troubles, and the uneven development of the 'New Ireland'?

Geoffrey Bell offers an insightful history of Ulster Unionism from the 1960s to the present day. In recent years this has come to a crisis point. What is the future of the Union in the post-Brexit reality? How will the relationship between Northern Ireland and Westminster develop? Can the United Kingdom survive?

The Twilight of Unionism Reviews

Comprehensively accounts for the evolution, rise and current decline of 'Ulster' unionism and its settler-colonial interaction with British politics. -- Niall Meehan, author of The Embers of Revisionism
Provides an incisive and up to date analysis of the history and ideology of unionism that is indispensable to any debate about the future of Ireland and its relationship with Britain. Geoff is the leading thinker of our time on the role and future of unionism in all its forms -- John McDonnell, MP
After a brief moment in the Westminster spotlight, Northern Irish unionism finds itself once more pushed back to the margins, but anyone who wants to understand the likely fate of the United Kingdom needs to study this frequently misunderstood political force in its own right. Geoff Bell's detailed account of modern unionist politics shows that the short-term alliance with British Conservativism after 2016 could not bridge a widening chasm between the political cultures of London and Belfast. Bell also demonstrates that for all its professions of neutrality, the British political class remains a partisan actor in Irish affairs. -- Daniel Finn, author of Another Man's Terrorist
A timely, and hugely informative perspective on the events in the north of Ireland surrounding Brexit, Stormont, and political unionism....should be required reading for anybody seeking to understand the movement of unionist tectonic plates in recent years. -- Chris Hazzard, Sinn Fein MP for South Down
Powerful...I agree with much of what Bell says...A committed supporter of reunification...[Bell] has written extensively, and with disdain, about the history of unionism. -- Max Hastings * Sunday Times *
[Bell] offers a portrait of a community in political and demographic decline - but which will be vital to the success of any future reunification ... a solid if sombre case that there is no end in sight to division, prejudice and inequality in a future united state. -- Jude Webber * Financial Times *
A clear and concise explanation of how Northern Ireland got to where it is today and how support for Unionism continues to fragment. That is no easy task. Geoff Bell succeeds. -- Chris Bambery * Counterfire *
An excellent survey of Unionism in Northern Ireland -- Dave Lister * Chartist *

About Geoffrey Bell

Geoffrey Bell was born in Belfast and has written extensively about Ireland and British attitudes to 'The Troubles', past and recent, for print, television and exhibitions. These include Protestants of Ulster (Pluto), and Pack Up the Troubles (Channel Four).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Crackpots
Chapter 2. Precious Union
Chapter 3. The Appearance of Northern Ireland
Chapter 4. Betrayals
Chapter 5. Tories Out, DUP In!
Chapter 6. What About the Workers?
Chapter 7. The Not So Good Friday
Chapter 8. The Twilight of British Unionism?
Chapter 9. The Twilight of Ulster Unionism

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GOR012793378
9781839766930
183976693X
The Twilight of Unionism: Ulster and the Future of Northern Ireland by Geoffrey Bell
Geoffrey Bell
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Verso Books
2022-11-29
256
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