Sinn Féin and the SDLP: From Alienation to ParticipationA political history of the SDLP and Sinn Fein, from the onset of the Troubles in 1970 to the 2001 general election. It outlines the political fortunes of the SDLP from its participation in the 1974 power-sharing government to facing direct competition from Sinn Fein during the Hunger Strikes of the early 1980s. |
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Contents
The Development of Nationalist Politics | 1 |
Politics and Rebellion | 25 |
The Sunningdale Experiment | 43 |
Copyright | |
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Sinn Fein and the SDLP: From Alienation to Participation Gerard Murray,Jonathan Tonge No preview available - 2005 |
Sinn Féin and the SDLP: From Alienation to Participation Gerard Murray,Jonathan Tonge No preview available - 2005 |
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