Ghosts of the Somme : commemoration and culture war in Northern Ireland /

"In 2016, as the Irish Republic marked the hundredth anniversary of its sacrificial founding by the martyrs of Easter week, Ulster Loyalists were making final preparations to mark the centenary of a blood sacrifice of equal and opposite significance for contemporary Irish politics: that of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Evershed, Jonathan (Author, 1989-)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Army. > Division, 36th.
1914-2099
Somme, 1st Battle of the, France, 1916 > Centennial celebrations, etc.
World War, 1914-1918 > Northern Ireland > Anniversaries, etc.
World War, 1914-1918 > Ireland > Influence.
Collective memory > Northern Ireland.
Group identity > Northern Ireland.
Political culture > Northern Ireland.
Bataille de la Somme, France, 1916 > Anniversaires.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Irlande du Nord > Anniversaires.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Irlande > Influence.
Mémoire collective > Irlande du Nord.
Identité collective > Irlande du Nord.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
HISTORY > Europe > Ireland.
Anniversaries.
Collective memory.
Group identity.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political culture.
Politics and government.
Ireland > Politics and government > 21st century.
Irlande > Politique et gouvernement > 21e siècle.
France.
Ireland.
Northern Ireland.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:"In 2016, as the Irish Republic marked the hundredth anniversary of its sacrificial founding by the martyrs of Easter week, Ulster Loyalists were making final preparations to mark the centenary of a blood sacrifice of equal and opposite significance for contemporary Irish politics: that of the 36th (Ulster) Division at the Battle of the Somme during World War I. This book examines the complex politics of commemorating Ireland's 'other' 1916. During the present 'Decade of Centenaries, ' commemoration - viewed as a driver or even cause of past conflict in Northern Ireland - has come to occupy a central place in ongoing efforts at peacebuilding and reconciliation. Drawing on more than 18 months of original ethnographic field work conducted in Belfast, this book examines the conflicted politics of Ulster Loyalist commemorations of the Battle of the Somme during the Decade. In a context defined for Loyalists by what they have termed the 'culture war, ' commemoration is the means by which they confront and challenge the perceived erosion of their identity in the 'new' Northern Ireland. Evershed examines how commemoration of the Somme brings Loyalists into conflict not only with the politics of Irish Nationalism, but with the 'peacebuilding' state and, crucially, with each other."--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780268103873
0268103879
0268103852
9780268103859

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