ABSTRACT
Defenders of the Union is a concise and readable overview of the history and contentious politics of Unionism and the affect it has had on Anglo-Irish relations over the last two hundred years. It is an essential guide to this confusing topic and covers key areas such as:
* definition of unionism
* establishment of the union
* Unionist literature
* loyalists since 1972.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|100 pages
Purposes, establishment and definition of the Union
part II|96 pages
Modification of the Union
part III|116 pages
After-effects and entrenchment of the Union
chapter 14|23 pages
Bigots in bowler hats?
The presentation and reception of the loyalist case in Great Britain
