`Perhaps the most comprehensive exposition of Loyalist political
culture to date.'
The Sunday Telegraph
`Loyalists talked to him as one of their own ... this book is
unlikely to cause pleasure in official circles, but it should be
read by every voter.'
The Independent on Sunday
`Bruce brings out the importance of religion in the loyalist
world-view, and gives up-to-date insight into how Protestants see
talks and the "peace process".'
New Statesman and Society
`a valuable, and illuminating contribution to the present
debate'
The Irish Times
`No one who reads Bruce's account could any longer believe that the
conflict is mainly, or even in part, the result of misunderstanding
between the two communities'
Sunday Telegraph
`This is a well-written, intelligent and timely work and has not
dated as rapidly as Professor Bruce fears in his introductory
remarks. His reasoning throughout is logical, and by the end of the
book one has as good a grasp of loyalist political views as one
could hope to get from a book of just over 170 pages ... both the
hardback and paperback are well produced and attractively laid out.
The book is well-indexed and references are compiled in
endnotes
at the back.'
Terrorism and Political Violence
`This, without doubt, is a very important book, which all those
interested in Northern Ireland should read ... The importance - and
indeed fascination - of this book lies in the insight it gives into
loyalist thought ... The excellence of this book will be evident to
anyone who reads it.'
Talking Politics
`...an excellent postulation of the Unionist cause in Northern
Ireland...this book is essential to our view of 'The Troubles''
Political Studies
`...the main importance of this book is his great understanding of
the loyalist vision and his ability to convey its
polausibility.'
Bullan, an Irish Studies Journal
`The Edge of the Union, as well as offering a necessary perspective
on Northern Ireland, throws the light of actuality on contemporary
theoretical preoccupations with the forms and claims of national
and cultural identity.'
Radical Philosophy
`His work is an illuminating study of the Unionist-Loyalist
community in Northern Ireland ... Bruce's work is replete with
distinctions in the interpretation of Unionist politics which
others seem to have overlooked.'
Imprints
...a concise and acerbic re-examination of themes from his previous
sociological studies of the Democratic Unionist Party. Bruce does
the general reader a considerable favour by cutting through the
byzantine and sometimes ritualistic rhetoric of parties in Northern
Ireland. It is difficult to find fault with Bruce's well-written
summary...Bruce has made a valuable contribution to the study of
Northern Ireland. - Gerald Hall. H-Net Reviews. May 1998.
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