{"product_id":"the-last-irish-question-will-six-into-twentysix-ever-go-9781800245464","title":"The Last Irish Question: Will Six into Twenty-Six Ever Go?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe Last Irish Question by Glenn Patterson offers a unique perspective on the south of Ireland through the eyes of a liberal northern protestant. Combining memoir, reportage, and analysis, the book provides a discursive, humane, and meticulously attentive exploration of the region's political, social, and geographical landscape. With Brexit questioning the British commitment to Northern Ireland and the surge in support for Sinn Féin in the South, the book is both timely and relevant. Patterson's travels offer humorous asides, telling insights, and sobering pessimism, making it a valuable contribution to understanding the complex dynamics of the island's reunification. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 13 April 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA view of the south of Ireland – political, social, geographical – through the eyes of a liberal northern protestant being asked to rejoin it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pleasure to read... Incisively mixing memoir, reportage and analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscursive, humane and meticulously attentive to verbal nuances that can spell a world of meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatterson's travels provide humorous asides, telling insights and sobering pessimism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reunification of Ireland, which in 1998 seemed to have been pushed over the far horizon as an aspiration, has returned with a vengeance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrexit calls into question the British commitment to Northern Ireland and threatens its economy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has been a surge in support for Sinn Féin in the South, a party pushing relentlessly for a poll on the future of the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Sinn Féin enters the government of the Republic, as seems inevitable in the coming years, this issue will move even higher up the agenda, with who knows what consequences north of the border.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Last Irish Question, Glenn Patterson travels the country, looking at this place he is being asked to join and which a significant number of people in the North have spent a very long time shunning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of the South is terra incognita to them (as it is to many people who live in Dublin). There have been countless books describing and travelling through Ulster, but never one that turns its gaze the other way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrilliantly witty and alarmingly topical, this is a social, political and geographical view of the South of Ireland, as well as a journey of discovery for a quizzical Northerner being asked to rejoin it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 206g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 128 x 198 x 21 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781800245464\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glenn Patterson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44531931807994,"sku":"9781800245464","price":7.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1693577397389_book.jpg?v=1693662816","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-last-irish-question-will-six-into-twentysix-ever-go-9781800245464","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}