Contemporary Northern Irish Society

Colin Coulter is a sociology lecturer at the National University of Ireland Maynooth

'A very substantial and scrupulous social overview and recounting of the different views, interpretations and solutions of the troubles'

• Introduction1. The Nature of Division: Ethnicity, Nationalism & Sectarianism2. The Significance of Social Class3. The Status and Position of Women4. Official Representations of the Conflict in Northern Ireland: The British State and the Media5. Alternative Representations of the Conflict in Northern Ireland: Republican and Loyalist MuralsConclusionReferencesIndex