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Taylor and Francis Ltd An Introduction to the Geopolitics of Conflict, Nationalism, and Reconciliation in Ireland 1st Edition 2022 by Dempsey, Kara
This book examines ethnoterritorial conflict and reconciliation in Ireland from the 1916 Rising to Brexit (2021), including the production and consequences of the island's two distinct political units. _x000D__x000D_Highlighting key geographic themes of bordering, unity, division, and national narratives, it explores how geopolitical space has been employed over time to (re)define divided national allegiances throughout Ireland and within Irish-British relations. The analysis draws from in-depth interviews and archival research, and spans supranational, state, municipal, neighborhood, and individual scales. The book pays particular attention to uneven power structures, statecraft, perceived truths, lived experiences, reconciliation efforts, and renegotiations of national narratives in the production of symbolic landscapes, divided cities, and "shared" space. An Introduction to the Geopolitics of Conflict, Nationalism, and Reconciliation in Ireland provides readers with an analysis of geopolitical power relations and different spatial productions of conflict and peacebuilding in Ireland. _x000D__x000D_Offering deeper understanding of these historic and contemporary geopolitical intersections, this book makes a valuable contribution to the fields of Political Geography, Border Studies, Irish Studies, European Studies, International Relations, Cultural Geography, and Regional Studies._x000D_ _x000D_
1.Foundations: Nationalist Struggles and Geopolitical Divisions. 2.Contested Territorialities: The 1916 Rising and the Irish War of Independence. 3.Partition and Division: The Anglo-Irish Treaty, Civil War, and Ireland Divided. 4."The Troubles" Across Various Scales. 5.The Walls Within: Segregation, Peacelines, and Flags. 6.Ethnonational Spatial Strategies and Transgressions: Political Parades and Murals. 7.Hope for the Future I: "Shared" space in north Belfast. 8.Hope for the Future II: Employment of the Garden of Remembrance in the Republic of Ireland. Conclusion.Renegotiating National Memory and Brexit: An Uncertain Future in Ireland_x000D_