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Northern protestants on shifting ground / Susan McKay.

By: Publication details: Belfast : Blackstaff Press, 2021.Description: 346 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781780732640
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.64 23
Summary: Against the backdrop of social justice movements, Brexit, the centenary of the foundation of the Northern Ireland state, and the prospect of a poll on Irish unity, McKay interviews a wide range of people from all over Northern Ireland. They include students, politicians, ex-security force members, victims and survivors, former paramilitaries, business people, religious leaders, community workers, writers and many others. She seeks to understand how the Northern Protestant community is negotiating the 'shifting ground' on which it stands. She gives space to the Lundys, those who find in banishment the freedom to grow. The result is a vivid and multi-layered portrait of a surprisingly diverse and fluid community. Written with McKay's trademark passion and conviction, and full of vulnerable and valiant testimony, this book is compelling, essential reading.
List(s) this item appears in: New Acquisitions Summer 2021
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Against the backdrop of social justice movements, Brexit, the centenary of the foundation of the Northern Ireland state, and the prospect of a poll on Irish unity, McKay interviews a wide range of people from all over Northern Ireland. They include students, politicians, ex-security force members, victims and survivors, former paramilitaries, business people, religious leaders, community workers, writers and many others. She seeks to understand how the Northern Protestant community is negotiating the 'shifting ground' on which it stands. She gives space to the Lundys, those who find in banishment the freedom to grow.
The result is a vivid and multi-layered portrait of a surprisingly diverse and fluid community. Written with McKay's trademark passion and conviction, and full of vulnerable and valiant testimony, this book is compelling, essential reading.

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