Memory, Politics and Identity
Haunted by History
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations
| Author: | C. McGrattan | ISBN: | 9781137291790 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | October 10, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | C. McGrattan |
| ISBN: | 9781137291790 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | October 10, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
The question of how to move beyond contentious pasts exercises societies across the globe. Focusing on Northern Ireland, this book examines how historical injustices continue to haunt contemporary lives, and how institutional and juridical approaches to 'dealing' with the past often give way to a silencing consensus or re-marginalising victims.
The question of how to move beyond contentious pasts exercises societies across the globe. Focusing on Northern Ireland, this book examines how historical injustices continue to haunt contemporary lives, and how institutional and juridical approaches to 'dealing' with the past often give way to a silencing consensus or re-marginalising victims.
