Drawing Support 2: Murals of War and Peace

by Bill Rolston

This is the second of the world-renowned Drawing Support books by sociologist Professor Bill Rolston, first published in 1998. Each of the books is an important and unique historical record of imagery relating to conflict and peace.

How can the political wall murals in the North of Ireland cope with the peace process and ceasefires? This second volume of unique photographs charts the changes in loyalist and republican mural painting between 1992 and 1995 and casts a tentative glance towards the future.

Contents

Introductory essay:

The story so far; the story continues - loyalist murals; republican murals in the 1990s; 25 years on - the peace process; ceasefire; murals - the future.

Loyalists:

King Billy; flags; Red Hand of Ulster; military; memorials; prisoners; historical; humorous.

Republicans:

Military; prisoners; repression/resistance; elections; international; peace process.

Ceasefire:

The Future?

12 pages of text, 60 pages of photographs (112 plates).

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

First published November 1, 1995

Reviews

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am, again, thankful for this compilation. Same wishes for expanded discussions and different organization as I had with the first in the series, but this is a valuable resource. I am amazed there aren't more books out there about the murals.