32 Counties

Kieran Allen

Description

'This is Irish history seen anew, from below, bristling with practical lessons for working-class struggle today' - Eamonn McCann

The 32 counties of Ireland were divided through imperial terror and gerrymandering. Partition was borne from a Tory strategy to defend the British Empire and has spawned a ‘carnival of reaction’ in Irish politics ever since. Over the last 100 years, conservative forces have dominated both states offering religious identity as a diversion from economic failures and inequality.

Through a sharp analysis of the history of partition, Kieran Allen rejects the view that the 'two cultures' of Catholic and Protestant communities lock people into permanent antagonism. Instead, the sectarian states have kept its citizens divided through political and economic measures like austerity, competition for reduced services and low wages.

Overturning conventional narratives, 32 Counties evokes the tradition of James Connolly and calls for an Irish unity movement from below to unite the North and the Republic into a secular, socialist and united Ireland.

Preface

1. ‘A Carnival of Reaction’: The Origins of Partition

2. Republicans and Loyalists

3. British Imperialism

4. Managed Sectarianism

5. Protestant Workers

6. The Return of the National Question

7. The Left and Irish Unity

8. What Kind of United Ireland?

Notes

Index

Sujets

• Violence in Society
• Religious Intolerance
• Protestant
• Political Advocacy
• Political Process
• Political Ideologies
• Political Freedom
• Political Science
• 20th Century
• Modern
• HISTORY
• Religión
• Conflicto de Irlanda del Norte
• Edward Carson
• Cámara de los Lores
• Acuerdo de Viernes Santo
• Irlanda del Norte
• Reino Unido
• Protestantism
• Belfast Agreement
• Political science of religion
• Catholicism
• Orange Institution
• Post-war
• Modern history
• Catholic Church
• Sectarianism
• Edward Carson, Baron Carson
• Unionist
• General officer
• Ireland
• United Kingdom
• The Troubles
• Nationalism
• Northern Ireland
• Imperialism
• Republic of Ireland
• House of Lords
• Catholic
• Christianity
• Activism
• Institution d'Orange
• Stephen Ireland
• Great Britain
• World
• Religion
• Impérialisme (jeu vidéo)
• General
• European
• James Connolly
• Obermodern-Zutzendorf
• Sinn Féin
• Violence
• Chambre des Lords
• Partition
• Irlande (pays)
• Royaume-Uni
• Protestantisme
• Irlande du Nord

Informations

• Publié par: Pluto Press
• Date de parution: 20 avril 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780745344195
• Langue: English

Extrait

32 Counties

‘The phrase “If we don’t learn from the past, we ar e doomed to repeat it”, seems more apt about Ireland than anywhere else. To look at Ireland through the prism of class is to see not what might have been but what brightness the future might bring. Kieran Allen’s new book is Irish history seen anew, from below, bristling with practical lessons for working-class struggle today.’ —Eamonn McCann, politician, journalist and political activist

‘Showing how partition was not to separate two host ile cultures but a strategy to defend the British empire, it traces the grisly story through to the return of the national question today when Irish unity can be posed again on a new socialist basis. Essential reading for anyone who wants to change Irish society.’ —Brid Smith, People Before Profit TD

‘An important contribution to a debate that has bee n reignited. It is an excellent tool for activists who are navigating the arguments in favour of ending partition.’ —Gerry Carroll, MLA Stormont Assembly for West Belfast