{"product_id":"9780719099519","title":"Sunningdale, the Ulster Workers' Council strike and the struggle for democracy in Northern Ireland","description":"Author: David McCann\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780719099519\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 17 Feb 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 'Sunningdale experiment' of 1973-4 witnessed the first attempt to establish peace in Northern Ireland through power-sharing. However, its provisions, particularly the cross-border 'Council of Ireland', proved to be a step too far. The experiment floundered amid ongoing paramilitary-led violence, finally collapsing in May 1974 as a result of the Ulster Workers' Council strike.Drawing on new scholarship from some of the top political historians working on the period, this book presents a series of reflections on how key protagonists struggled with notions of power-sharing and the 'Irish dimension', and how those struggles inhibited a deepening of democracy and the ending of violence for so long. -- .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47918958149790,"sku":"ING-9780719099519","price":201.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780719099519.jpg?v=1782801387","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780719099519","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}