Divide and Rule
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'''Labour and the partition of Ireland''' | '''Labour and the partition of Ireland''' | ||
| - | Why was Ireland divided? What was the true role of organisations like Sinn Fein? Why did Carson and the UVF gain a basis of support in the North? | + | Why was Ireland divided? What was the true role of organisations like Sinn Fein? Why did Carson and the UVF gain a basis of support in the North? What was the role of the labour movement, above all of James Connolly, during the years before partition? |
''Divide and Rule'' deals with these questions. It provides a Marxist analysis of the events leading to the division of Ireland. It refutes the muth that Catholic and Protestant workers have not and cannot be united. Above all it explains how the unification of Ireland can be posed in a class manner by socialists today. | ''Divide and Rule'' deals with these questions. It provides a Marxist analysis of the events leading to the division of Ireland. It refutes the muth that Catholic and Protestant workers have not and cannot be united. Above all it explains how the unification of Ireland can be posed in a class manner by socialists today. | ||
