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our inheritance’: namely, sectarianism (p. 120). Parker’s early death in 1988 robbed the theatre in Ulster of one of its most articulate voices, but it is instructive to imagine the acerbic eye he would cast upon the contemporary political standoff in Northern Ireland. The Protestant working-class in Northern Ireland, and its fragmented but rich culture, has often been maligned and misunderstood: by Irish nationalists and republicans, by Unionist politicians and by many of those in Great Britain who have taken an interest in Northern Irish affairs (admittedly, a small number). For those who genuinely seek a nuanced and detailed understanding of its political and cultural dynamics over the course of the last century, they could do no better than delve into this hugely rewarding book.