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Politics

Book Details:

Price: €19.99
Binding: pb
Pages: 320
Size: 216x138
ISBN-10 0-86278-918-4
ISBN-13 978-0-86278-918-3

Rights held: Ireland, English language.

Sinn Féin and the SDLP

From Alienation to Participation
by Gerard Murray and Jonathan Tonge

A political history of the SDLP and Sinn Féin, from the onset of The Troubles in 1970 to the present day. It outlines the ideological and electoral rivalry between the two parties and assesses the contribution of both to the reshaping of modern nationalist politics in Northern Ireland.

Drawing on interviews with prominent Sinn Féin members, the authors examine the dynamics of Republican politics since 1970, explaining why armed struggle was replaced by electoral politics, and why Sinn Féin is likely to consolidate its position as the primary representative of Northern Ireland's nationalists.

Praise for Sinn Féin and the SDLP

'Sinn Féin and the SDLP is the first book systematically to trace and compare the evolving politics of these two important Irish nationalist parties. It does so through a carefeul, chronologically organised analysis, and the authors' interview material offers many valuable insights into the rival species of nationalism under scrutiny.' The Irish Times

'An accessible compare and contrast publication which traces the political development of the SDLP and Sinn Féin during the course of the conflict.....The new book provides a contemporary assessment of the key conflict for leadership within the nationalist community.' Daily Ireland

'Professionally written and published.' Magill

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