32 Counties: The Failure of Partition and the Case for a United Ireland by Kiera

Description: 32 Counties by Kieran Allen Partitioning Ireland was an experiment that has lasted a century. Now it is time for it to come to an end FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is Irish history seen anew, from below, bristling with practical lessons for working-class struggle today - Eamonn McCannThe 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. Author Biography Kieran Allen is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University College Dublin. His books include 1916: Irelands Revolutionary Tradition (2016) and The Politics of James Connolly (2016). Table of Contents Preface 1. A Carnival of Reaction: The Origins of Partition 2. Republicans and Loyalists 3. British Imperialism 4. Managed Sectarianism 5. Protestant Workers6. The Return of the National Question 7. The Left and Irish Unity 8. What Kind of United Ireland? Notes Index Review The phrase If we dont learn from the past, we are 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 Allens new book is Irish history seen anew, from below, bristling with practical lessons for working-class struggle today -- Eamonn McCann, politician, journalist and political activistShowing how partition was not to separate two hostile 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 TDAn important contribution to a debate that has been 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 BelfastMakes a compelling case that Connollys class-oriented vision offers a way out of the sectarian maze Ireland has been trapped in since partition -- JacobinIf there is one book you need to read to grasp whats going on in Ireland, and Northern Ireland specifically, it must be Kieran Allens 32 Counties -- Counterfire Long 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. Review Quote Showing how partition was not to separate two hostile 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 Details ISBN0745344178 Author Kieran Allen Short Title 32 Counties Publisher Pluto Press Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 0745344178 ISBN-13 9780745344171 Format Paperback Publication Date 2021-04-20 Subtitle The Failure of Partition and the Case for a United Ireland Pages 208 UK Release Date 2021-04-20 Imprint Pluto Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-04-20 NZ Release Date 2021-04-20 Translator Boonhui Tan Edited by Joshua I. Newman Birth 1923 Affiliation University of Nevada, USA Position Lifescan Chair of Diabetes, Qualifications BM,BSc(Hons),MSc,BM MRCPCH,FAcadMEd,MRCPS(Glasg) Alternative 9780745344188 DEWEY 941.5082 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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