ENGLISH

Gerry Fitt and the SDLP : 'in a Minority of One'

By Sarah Campbell

Book information

Publisher
Manchester University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9780719098055, 9780719096105
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9540213 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
288\288
Time added
2023-08-14 21:00:46
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Description

Gerry Fitt was a key political figure in Northern Ireland for over twenty years, yet there is no major historical evaluation of his contribution, nor of his legacy or place in the memory of the minority community there. Fitt played a central role in creating the identity of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) as a socialist party. Yet, he noted that he was often in an 'unhappy minority of one' over many issues and at times the relationship between himself and his party colleagues was 'very uneasy'. Drawing on unpublished party and private papers, recently released Irish and British government papers, and interviews, this book is the first academic study of the role of Gerry Fitt in the politics of the SDLP and will examine the first decade of the party through the lens of his leadership.

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