{"product_id":"the-northern-ireland-troubles-in-britain-9780719096310","title":"The Northern Ireland Troubles in Britain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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 cont\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘This is an important book academically but one that challenges all activists involved in Irish politics to get together and produce their own history.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernadette Hyland, Morning Star 13\/02\/2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This is a collection of essays by academics discussing the usually neglected topic of the impact of the Troubles on Britain.’\u003cbr\u003eBooks Ireland Magazine May\/June 2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘This volume constitutes a useful addition to the series Manchester University Press has constituted in Irish Studies, as well as a valuable contribution to a better understanding of the repercussions of the Troubles on the mainland.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristophe Gillissen, \u003c\/i\u003eUniversité de Caen Normandie, Cercles\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction - Graham Dawson and Stephen Hopkins \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Perspectives from the British State, politics and the military\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. 'The truth, the whole truth...': some British political and military memoirs of the Troubles - John Newsinger\u003cbr\u003e2. 'I got shot through the head with an Armalite round' - Ted Aubertin\u003cbr\u003e3. 'A real stirring in the nation': military families, British public opinion and withdrawal from Northern Ireland - Paul Dixon\u003cbr\u003e4. The memoir-writing of the Wilson and Callaghan governments: the Labour Party and constitutional policy in Northern Ireland - Stephen Hopkins\u003cbr\u003e5. British questions - Geoffrey Bell\u003cbr\u003e6. 'The coach never arrived back at its destination' - Jenny McMahon\u003cbr\u003e7. Serving in troubled times: British military personnel's memories and accounts of service in Northern Ireland - K. Neil Jenkings and Rachel Woodward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Anti-state activisms \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e8. Something in the air: the rise of the Troops Out Movement - Aly Renwick\u003cbr\u003e9. Memories of Sinn Féin Britain, 1975-85 - Susan O'Halloran\u003cbr\u003e10. Policing the Irish community in Britain - Nadine Finch\u003cbr\u003e11. 'Not our cup of tea': Irish and British feminist encounters in London during    the Troubles - Ann Rossiter\u003cbr\u003e12. Political delegations of women from Britain to the North of Ireland and the campaign against strip searching in the 1980s - Di Parkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Culture and the representation of the Troubles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. 'Every man an emperor': the British press, Bloody Sunday and the image of the British Army - Greg McLaughlin and Stephen Baker\u003cbr\u003e14. Suspect stories: William Trevor's portrayals of the Irish in London during the Troubles - Tony Murray\u003cbr\u003e15. Writing as survival - Maude Casey\u003cbr\u003e16. The 'oxygen of publicity' and the suffocation of censorship: British newspaper representations of the British broadcasting ban (1988-94) - Max Pettigrew\u003cbr\u003e17. 'The Troubles we've seen': film, television drama and the Northern Irish conflict in Britain - John Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Memory, peace-building and 'dealing with the past'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e18. Responding to the IRA bombing campaign in mainland Britain: the case of Warrington - Lesley Lelourec\u003cbr\u003e19. 'There's no way out but through' - Annie Bowman\u003cbr\u003e20. The Birmingham pub bombings, the Irish as a 'suspect community' and the memories of the O'Reilly family - Laura O'Reilly\u003cbr\u003e21. 'Truth recovery' and the role of the security forces in the Northern Ireland Troubles - Aaron Edwards\u003cbr\u003e22. Commemorating bonds of Union: remembering the Ulster Special Constabulary at the National Memorial Arboretum - L. J. Armstrong\u003cbr\u003e23. 'I'd find a way to contribute to peace' - Jo Berry\u003cbr\u003e24. Performance practices and conflict resolution: Jo Berry and Patrick Magee's \u003ci\u003eFacing the Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e - Verity Combe\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037352558935,"sku":"9780719096310","price":72.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719096310.jpg?v=1750935408","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-northern-ireland-troubles-in-britain-9780719096310","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}