John Hume and the Revision of Irish Nationalism

Author: P.J. McLoughlin

Exploring the politics of one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century Ireland, this book shows how John Hume helped to change the thinking of Irish nationalism, and lay the foundations of the Northern Ireland peace process.

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The book explores the politics of the most important Irish nationalist leader of his generation, and one of the most influential figures of twentieth-century Ireland: the Nobel Peace Prize winner, John Hume. Given his central role in the reformulation of Irish nationalist ideology, and the vital part which he played in drawing violent republicanism into democratic politics, the book shows Hume to be one of the chief architects of the Northern Ireland peace process, and a key figure in the making of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. At the same time, it considers Hume's failure in what he stated to be his foremost political objective: the conciliation of the two communities in Northern Ireland. The book is essential reading for specialists on Irish history and politics, but will also be of interest to academics and practitioners working in other regions of political and ethnic conflict. In addition, it will appeal to readers seeking to understand the crucial role played by Hume modernising Irish nationalist thinking, and bringing peace to Northern Ireland. -- .

About the Author

Peter John McLoughlin is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast