The Faithful Tribe by Ruth Dudley Edwards

The Faithful Tribe by Ruth Dudley Edwards

The first, intimate portrait of the Orange Order. If there is any more controversial body of men (and, with the exception of Ruth Dudley Edwards, who has been admitted to an honorary position in her very own lodge, they are all men) in the British Isles, it is hard to think who they might be. To most outsiders, grown men parading in bowler hats, white gloves, coloured sashes or collarettes, rolled umbrellas and banners showing scenes from the Old Testament or from a war that ended three centuries ago, are anachronistic, silly and provocative; to their enemies they are triumphalist bigots; to most of their members, the lodges’ parades are a commemoration of the courage of their forefathers, a proud declaration of their belief in civil and religious freedom, a demonstration of their Britishness, a chance to catch up with old friends and a jolly day out. Ruth Dudley Edwards is an unlikely Joan of Arc for the Orangemen, but that she is; a trusted and liked sympathizer, a woman, a Catholic from southern Ireland; one who sees them as possibly rather bumptious and certainly their own worst enemy, endlessly outpaced by the nimble Republicans in terms of PR (which the Orangemen scorn to meddle with). She has written a fond but not uncritical, indeed rather exasperated, portrait of this tribe, with lashings of insider detail and revelation which no one else could hope to obtain.

Sometime academic, civil servant, biographer, broadcaster and columnist, Ruth Dudley Edwards is a long-standing author on the HarperCollins Crime list.

SKU	CIN0006388906G
ISBN 13	9780006388906
ISBN 10	0006388906
Title	The Faithful Tribe
Author	Ruth Dudley Edwards
Condition	Good
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2000-07-17
Number of pages	624
Prizes	Short-listed for Channel 4 Political Book of the Year Award 1999
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note	This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us