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The Orange Order
A Contemporary Northern Irish History
Eric P. Kaufmann
392 pages
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19 b&w integrated halftones, 39 figures, 14 tables
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234x156mm
978-0-19-920848-7
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Hardback
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17 May 2007
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- The first ever systematic social history of the Orange Order
- Author has gained unprecedented access to the Orange Order's archives - allowing a unique insight into what went on behind the Order's closed doors and in secret meetings with British and Unionist politicians
- Extensive use of digital mapping and social-statistical analysis, giving a fuller social picture of the Order from the bottom up
- Related website, providing full colour maps and further statistical data and links
Based on unprecedented access to the Order's internal documents, this book provides the first systematic social history of the Orange Order - the Protestant association dedicated to maintaining the British connection in Northern Ireland.
Kaufmann charts the Order's path from the peak of its influence, in the early 1960s, to its present-day crisis. Along the way, he sketches a portrait of many of Orangeism's leading figures, from ex-Prime Minister John Andrews to Ulster Unionist Party politicians like Martin Smyth, James Molyneaux, and David McNarry, and also includes the highly revealing correspondence with
adversaries such as Ian Paisley and David Trimble.
Packed with analyses of mass-membership trends and attitudes, the book also takes care to tell the story of the Order from 'below' as well as from above. In the process, it argues that the traditional Unionism of West Ulster is giving way to the more militant Unionism of Antrim and Belfast which is winning the hearts of the younger generation in cities and towns throughout the province.Readership: All those interested in the history of the conflict in Ireland and in contemporary British and Irish politics
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Eric P. Kaufmann, Lecturer in Politics and Sociology, Birkbeck College, University of London
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"The Orange Order, is the most important attempt so far to analyse the political role of Orangeism in the six counties" - Dominic Bryan, Journal of 20th Century British History "This is an important, informative and stimulating book" - Irish Independent "palpably earns a place on our bibliographies marked 'essential reading'" - Jon Tonge, Political Studies Review "...outstanding..." - Prospect "A top-class piece of research... Meticulously put together and lucidly written...very impressive" - John Bew, Journal of Contemporary History "An outstanding book which functions as a vital scholarly counterpoint to more populist
treatments... An impressive analysis." - D.A.J. MacPherson, Irish Journal.
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1: Introduction
Part I: From Insider to Outsider, 1963-95
2: Cracks in the Establishment: Orange Opposition to O'Neill, 1963-9
3: Orangeism under Fire: Negotiating the Troubles, 1969-72
4: Unity in the Face of Treachery, 1972-77
5: Stable Rejectionism: The Smyth Molyneaux Axis, 1978-95
Part II: Orangeism at the Dawn of the Third Millennium, 1995-2005
6: The Battle of Drumcree
7: From Victory to Defeat: Drumcree, 1996-8
8: Breaking the Link: Orange UUP Relations after the Good Friday Agreement
9: The War against the Parades Commission
10: Segmenting the Orange: The Future of Orangeism in the Twenty-First Century
11: Conclusion
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