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| Titre : | The 'Best and most forward-looking' in Ulster unionism : the Unionist Society (est. 1942) (2002) |
| Auteurs : | Marc MULHOLLAND, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Irish Historical Studies (vol. 33 n 129 2002) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 91-109 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Résumé : | During the premiership of Captain Terence O'Neill, from 1963 to 1969, an inclusive, liberal unionism for the first time guided the policies of the Northern Ireland state. Liberal roots in the Unionist Party, however, were never deep, and liberal unionism was effectively destroyed by the onset of the 'Troubles'. It was an ambiguous creed, more pro-British than anxious to conciliate Irish nationalism. Liberal unionism's aversion to overt and offensive anti-Catholicism struck a chord with perhaps the majority of the Protestant population. However, it did not encourage a proactive stance; rather a passive reciprocation of nationalist 'goodwill', defined, in effect, as aquiescence |
| Pays de publication : | Irlande |
| Mention de responsabilité : | Marc Mulholland |
| Fonds : | Médiathèque |
