This text seeks to redefine the Northern Ireland conflict in terms of the history and literature of imperialism and colonialism. Essays focus on Ulster unionism, Irish nationalism, British nationalism, strategy and policy, culture and gender, and the peace process.

Notes on contributors Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Rethinking Northern Ireland (David Miller) Part One: Explanations, Ideologies and Strategies 1. Colonialism and Academic Representations of the Troubles (David Miller) 2. Religion, Ethnicity and Colonialism and Explanations of the Northern Ireland Conflict (Pamela Clayton) 3. Irish Nationalism and the Conflict in Northern Ireland (Joseph Ruane and Jennifer Todd) 4. 'New Unionism', British Nationalism and the Prospects for a Negotiated Settlement in Northern Ireland (Liam O'Dowd) 5. Walking Backwards into the Sunset: British policy and the Insecurity of Northern Ireland (Mike Tomlinson) Part Two: Structures, Spaces and Struggles 6. Rethinking National Problems in a Transnational Context (James Anderson) 7. Politics, the Economy and Peace in Northern Ireland (Ronnie Munck and Douglas Hamilton) 8. Feminism and Nationalism in Northern Ireland (Carol Coulter) 9. Is Sectarianism Racism? Theorising the Racism/Sectarianism Interface (Robbie McVeigh) Part Three: Culture, Conflict and Representation 10. Don't Mention the War: Culture in Northern Ireland (Ronan Bennett) 11. Representing Gender and National Identity (Sarah Edge) 12. Modernising History: The real politik of heritage and cultural tradition in Northern Ireland (Desmond Bell) 13. What's Wrong with Multiculturalism? Liberalism and the Irish Conflict (Bill Rolston) Bibliography Index