{"product_id":"9781526108395","title":"Sunningdale, the Ulster Workers' Council Strike and the Struggle for Democracy in Northern Ireland","description":"The 'Sunningdale experiment' of 1973-4 witnessed the first attempt to establish peace in Northern Ireland through power-sharing. However, its provisions, particularly the cross-border 'Council of Ireland', proved to be a step too far. The experiment floundered amid ongoing paramilitary-led violence, finally collapsing in May 1974 as a result of the Ulster Workers' Council strike.  Drawing on new scholarship from some of the top political historians working on the period, this book presents a series of reflections on how key protagonists struggled with notions of power-sharing and the 'Irish dimension', and how those struggles inhibited a deepening of democracy and the ending of violence for so long.","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175510360304,"sku":"9781526108395","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781526108395_p0.jpg?v=1763739277","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781526108395","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}