Sounding Dissent: Rebel Songs, Resistance, and Irish Republicanism (Music and Social Justice)

Arts & Photography

Millar, Stephen

Music

University of Michigan Press

The signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998, marked the beginning of a new era of peace and stability in Northern Ireland. As the public has overwhelmingly rejected a return to the violence of the Troubles (1968-1998), loyalist and republican groups have sought other outlets to continue their struggle. Music has long been used to celebrate cultural identity in the North of Ireland: from street parades to football chants, and from folk festivals to YouTube videos, music facilitates the continuation of pre-Agreement identity narratives in a "post-conflict" era. Sounding Dissent draws on original in-depth interviews with Irish republican musicians, contemporary audiences, and former paramilitaries, as well as diverse historical and archival material, including songbooks, prison records, and newspaper articles, to understand the history of political violence in Ireland. The book examines the hagiographic potential of rebel songs to memorialize a pantheon of republican martyrs, and demonstrates how musical performance and political song not only articulate experiences and memories of oppression and violence, but play a central role in the reproduction of conflict and exclusion in times of peace. &nbsp;

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Pieces of My Soul: A Collection of Poetry

Literature & Fiction

Seaside Steve

Poetry

Independently published

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Travel

Europe

Metro Publications

London's Hidden Walks

Reference

Gilmour, Lesley

Atlases & Maps

From the earliest medieval remains to the handful of churches rebuilt after 1945, this pocket guide includes some of London's finest architecture The sanctity of the church has prevented London's churches from being redeveloped or altered in any significant way, and so they remain historical islands while the environment around them has changed beyond recognition. This guide is packed with information about the history and architecture of these fascinating churches. For those wanting to walk in the footsteps of Wren, Pepys, and Shakespeare there are details of opening times, events such as concerts, and three church walks to follow.

History

From open sunny squares to winding alleyways and quiet hidden corners, 13 off-the-beaten-path walks, rich in historical detail People love walking the streets of London, but there are always more questions than answers after a stroll through the city. This book is packed with interesting details about London's history, offering both personal tales of those that wandered the same streets in former years and a more general social and economic history of the different areas covered. Following any of the 13 walks will allow London visitors to walk in the footsteps of authors and statesmen, murderers and revolutionaries. Detailed maps illustrate the route and locations of buildings and points of interest.

London's Hidden Walks Volume 1 (Pocket London)

Sports & Outdoors

Hiking & Camping

A second volume featuring 13 further walks for visitors to London, all off the beaten path, and rich in historical detail People love walking the streets of London, but there are always more questions than answers after a stroll through the city. This book is packed with interesting details about London's history, offering both personal tales of those that wandered the same streets in former years and a more general social and economic history of the different areas covered. Following any of the 13 walks will allow London visitors to walk in the footsteps of authors and statesmen, murderers and revolutionaries. Detailed maps illustrate the route and locations of buildings and points of interest.

London's Hidden Walks Volume 2 (Pocket London)

London's Hidden Walks Volume 4

Metro Publications, N1

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Edinburgh's Hidden Walks

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