Collective Memory and Political Identity in Northern Ireland - 9783031476778

Collective Memory and Political Identity in Northern IrelandRecollections of the Future\nAuthor(s): James W. McAuley\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Palgrave Macmillan\nISBN-13: 9783031476778, 978-3031476778\nSynopsis\nThis book covers the notion of collective memory broadly defined as the ways in which differing pasts are created, understood and reproduced and how this is perpetuated in Northern Ireland by a wide set of social actors, including nations, religious and political groupings, and local communities. Such collective memories are not a preservative for historically accurate recall of bygone events but rather readings of the past subject to contemporary interpretations and political pressure. The adoption of political symbolism remains central to subsequent events. Indeed, in Northern Ireland, both communities hold their conflicting memories dear and, importantly, rival political organizations have investe.