In search of Ireland - Brian Graham

In Search of Ireland argues that Ireland's political
problems are created by conflicts and confusions of identity. It brings together a number of distinguished contributors, each of whom examines a particular aspect of Ireland's diverse cultural geography and history.
Issues covered include:
the changing definitions of Irishness
the roles of class and gender in constructing traditional alignments of identity
the role of ethnicity in Irish society
the invention and imagining of Irish 'place'
the political implications of a pluralistic Ireland
The contributors demonstrate that many people both inside and outside of Ireland continue to define themselves and their conflicts through simple sectarian stereotypes. The authors argue
that politicians and others must reject these outdated either/or representations and accommodate instead the fluidity of Irish identity. James Anderson, University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne S.J. Connolly, Queens's University, Belfast Neville Douglas, Queen's University, Belfast Brian Graham, University of Ulste