Northern Ireland and Beyond Social and Geographical Issues
Northern Ireland's problems are rooted in physical and historical geography: small resource base, peripheral location, violent conquest, repression and ruthless emargination of the native population by the Protestant settlers. At the time of partition, many areas already had a Catholic majority...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1996, 1996
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1996 |
| Series: | GeoJournal Library
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. A physical space powerfully shaped by man
- 2. Conquest, plantation and landlordism
- 3. Famine and aftermath
- 4. A long-drawn struggle
- 5. An imbalanced society
- 6. Regional planning and housing in an embattled space economy
- 7. A divided city
- 8. Beyond Northern Ireland: different interpretations
- 9. Beyond Northern Ireland: the practical prospects
- References