Enduring City: Belfast in the Twentieth Century

Tells the story of Belfast and its people in the twentieth century. This volume contains nineteen essays that record the highs and lows of a century of seismic change in Belfast's history. It charts the evolution and development of Belfast - from politics and governance to education and health, planning and architecture, and more.

FREDERICK W. BOAL is Professor Emeritus of Human Geography at Queen's University Belfast. He has also taught at three Canadian universities: Alberta, Carleton and Toronto. His research has focused on ethnic conflict in cities. He was appointed OBE in 1999 'for services to regional planning and urban development in Northern Ireland'. STEPHEN A. ROYLE read geography at St John's College, Cambridge, and took a PhD at Leicester University. He has taught at Queen's University Belfast since 1976 and is now Reader in Geography. He is author or joint author of the two fascicles of the Royal Irish Academy's Atlas of Irish Historic Towns series on Belfast, which formed a precursor to this book.