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Sunningdale, the Ulster Workers' Council Strike and the Struggle for Democracy in Northern Ireland

Sunningdale, the Ulster Workers' Council Strike and the Struggle for Democracy in Northern Ireland

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Publisher's Synopsis

The 'Sunningdale experiment' of 1973-4 witnessed the first attempt to establish peace in Northern Ireland through power-sharing. However, its provisions, particularly the cross-border 'Council of Ireland', proved to be a step too far. The experiment floundered amid ongoing paramilitary-led violence, finally collapsing in May 1974 as a result of the Ulster Workers' Council strike. Drawing on new scholarship from some of the top political historians working on the period, this book presents a series of reflections on how key protagonists struggled with notions of power-sharing and the 'Irish dimension', and how those struggles inhibited a deepening of democracy and the ending of violence for so long.

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Manchester University Press

Founded in 1904, MUP is the third largest University Press in England and publishes monographs and textbooks by authors from all over the world. Currently publishing 145 new books a year and managing a portfolio of 14 journals as well as an extensive backlist of over 1000 titles, the Press sells more than 150,000 books each year to a global audience. The Press exports some 50 percent of output to more than 60 countries using representatives in Britain, Ireland and Europe and agents elsewhere including North America, Canada and Australia.

Book information

ISBN: 9780719099519
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 331.892509416
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 520g
Height: 242mm
Width: 164mm
Spine width: 22mm