The British State and the Ulster Crisis by Henry Patterson

The British State and the Ulster Crisis by Henry Patterson

It is widely argued that Britain has always followed a coherent imperialist strategy in Northern Ireland. Paul Bew and Henry Patterson take issue with this assumption in the first serious study of British policy towards Ulster over the past twenty years. They demonstrate, through a detailed examination of the twists and turns of successive governments, the fundamental incoherence of Britain's approach in its oldest colony. Simplified notions about the consistency of British policy have led to undue pessimism amongst those advocating progressive change in the North. As a consequence they have missed real opportunities to achieve significant political realignment by exploiting the contradictions in Britain's stance. Rejecting both the nationalist stance which defines the crisis in terms of an occupying army and the traditional bi-partisan approach which sees it only as a problem of terrorism, The British State and the Ulster Crisis is a brave and original contribution to a vital contemporary debate.

Paul Bew teaches at Queen's University, Belfast. he is the author of Land and the National Question and co-author, with Peter Gibbon and Henry Patterson, of The State in Northern Ireland.

Henry Patterson is Professor of Politics at the University of Ulster and the author of numerous books and articles on Irish history.

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ISBN 13	9780860918158
ISBN 10	0860918157
Title	The British State and the Ulster Crisis
Author	Henry Patterson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Verso Books
Year published	1985-11-01
Number of pages	160
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