The Politics of Memoir and the Northern Ireland Conflict

by Stephen Hopkins

Book Overview

This book examines memoir-writing by many of the key political actors in the Northern Irish Troubles (19691998), and argues that memoir has been a neglected dimension of the study of the legacies of the violent conflict. It investigates these sources in the context of ongoing disputes over how to interpret Northern Irelands recent past. A careful reading of these memoirs can provide insights into the lived experience and retrospective judgments of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786940140
• ISBN13: 9781786940148
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"