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OverviewDemocratic Left was a small political party which was organised primarily in the Irish Republic but also in Northern Ireland for just short of seven years in the 1990s. Formed out of a split in the Workers' Party in early 1992, Democratic Left was formally disbanded in January 1999 following a merger agreement with the Labour Party. The party - which was led by Proinsais De Rossa, Pat Rabbitte, Eamon Gilmore and Liz McManus - participated in the 1994-97 Rainbow coalition involving Fine Gael and Labour. This book explores the emergence of Democratic Left out of the crisis in communism and the fall of the Berlin Wall as well as continued allegations about their involvement in Official IRA criminality. Issues of ideology and identity, party organisation and political funding are examined in this major study which offers a unique and revealing insight in how politics operates in Ireland today. The book is based on access to internal Democratic Left documentation and papers, and interviews with all leading party members and other figures including Eoghan Harris, Sean Garland, John Bruton and Ruairi Quinn. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kevin RafterPublisher: Irish Academic Press Ltd Imprint: Irish Academic Press Ltd Weight: 0.794kg ISBN: 9780716531111ISBN 10: 0716531119 Pages: 378 Publication Date: 31 March 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationKevin Rafter is the author of political histories of Fine Gael, Sinn Fein and Clann na Poblachta. He spent over a decade working as a political journalist in Dublin including with the Irish Times, the Sunday Times, the Sunday Tribune and RTE. He now works as a senior lecturer in the School of Communications at Dublin City University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |