Assumption Day

by James Curran

A peace march in Londonderry erupt?s in mayhem on Assumption Day, 1970?, and the embattled Royal Ulster Constabulary summons Chief Inspector Jack Hamilton?. ?In the aftermath? he ?sees curls of auburn hair gently wav?ing in the drainage water between riot-damaged cars. He discover?s a young lady who arrived to her death fashionably dressed. Her glazed eyes look curiously skyward and her mouth ?is slightly open, as if she forgot a question. The victim in this march threatens an unstable truce?. Can the inspector find her killer before tensions burst between a Protestant militia and a Catholic rebellion willing to tear Northern Ireland apart???

300 pages, Paperback

Published November 8, 2017

About the author

James Curran is Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths College, London. He has published over 18 books, including Culture Wars: The Media and British Left (with Ivor Gaber and Julian Petley) (Edinburgh University Press, 2005), Power without Responsibility (with Jean Seaton), 6th edition (Routledge, 2003), Mass Media and Society (ed. with Michael Gurevitch), 4th edition (Arnold, 2005) and Media and Power (Routledge, 2002).

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