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Sunningdale, the Ulster Workers' Council Strike and the Struggle for Democracy in Northern Ireland
Contributor(s): McCann, David (Editor), McGrattan, Cillian (Editor)

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 ISBN: 071909951X     ISBN-13: 9780719099519
Publisher: Manchester University Press
OUR PRICE: $133.00  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Ireland
- Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy
- Political Science | Peace
Dewey: 331.892
LCCN: 2017394189
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" L (1.12 lbs) 240 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Ireland
Features: Bibliography, Index
 
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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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