Bill Rolston

Politics and Painting is a study of wall murals in Northern Ireland. The core argument is that the art of wall mural painting is influenced by the political conflict in Northern Ireland.

Murals and Conflict in Northern Ireland

Politics and Painting

Robbie McVeigh

A groundbreaking examination of the colonial legacy and future of Ireland, showing how Ireland’s story is linked to and informs anti-imperialism around the world. Colonialism is at the heart of making sense of Irish history and contemporary politics across the island of Ireland. And as Robbie McVeigh and Bill Rolston argue, Ireland’s experience is central to understanding the history of colonization and anti-colonial politics throughout the world. Part history, part analysis, Ireland, Colonialism, and the Unfinished Revolution charts the centuries of Irish colonial history, from England’s proto-imperial engagement with Ireland in 1155 to the Union in 1801, and the subsequent struggles for Irish independence and the legacies of partition from 1921. A century later, the plate tectonics of Irishness are shifting once again. The Union is in crisis and alternatives to partition are being seriously considered outside the Republican tradition for the first time in generations. These significant structural changes suggest that the coming times might finally see the completion of the decolonization project – the finishing of the revolution. In the words of the revolutionary Pádraig Pearse: Anois ar theacht an tSamhraidh – now the summer is coming.

Ireland, Colonialism, and the Unfinished Revolution

Ireland, Colonialism and the Unfinished Revolution

Anois Ar Theacht an TSamhraidh

An exploration of the relationship between the broadcast media and political events in Northern Ireland. Contributors examine a range of issues, including the broadcasting ban, Ulster Unionism and British journalism, the Gibraltar killings and coverage of the conflict by Dublin journalists.

Covering the Troubles

The Media and Northern Ireland

Mairead Gilmartin

Over the period of conflict in Northern Ireland most victims of state-sponsored murder have been unable to gain justice and their demise is soon forgotten. These stories describe the awful truth of how the police and army get away with murder.

State Killings and the Quest for Truth

Unfinished Business

Murals and Conflict Transformation in Northern Ireland

Drawing Support 4

David Miller

Media Wars analyses the media coverage of the conflict in Ulster over the past twenty-seven years. The book presents revelations about the manufacture of propaganda by the British Army, and analyses censorship by the British and Irish governments.

Bill Rolston

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