Memory, Politics and Identity [electronic resource] : Haunted by History /
McGrattan, C.author.
The question of how to move beyond contentious pasts exercises societies across the globe. Focusing on Northern Ireland, this book examines how historical injustices continue to haunt contemporary lives, and how institutional and juridical approaches to 'dealing' with the past often give way to a silencing consensus or re-marginalising victims.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Introduction: Remembering and Looking Forward; 1 Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland; 2 Belatedness; 3 Haunted by History; 4 Irrevocable Futures: Tracing the Dynamics of Conflict, Bloody Sunday and Bloody Friday; 5 Making History: The Articulation of the Northern State; 6 Can We Fix It? The Peace Process and the Construction of Modern Nationalism in Northern Ireland; 7 Nationalist Politics and Truth Recovery; 8 Generational Change; Conclusion: The Workings of the Past; Notes; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The question of how to move beyond contentious pasts exercises societies across the globe. Focusing on Northern Ireland, this book examines how historical injustices continue to haunt contemporary lives, and how institutional and juridical approaches to 'dealing' with the past often give way to a silencing consensus or re-marginalising victims.
International relations.
Great Britain—Politics and government.
Terrorism.
Political violence.
Political science.
Crime—Sociological aspects.
International Relations.
British Politics.
Terrorism and Political Violence.
Political Science.
Crime and Society.