This is the first scholarly history of the development of the Ulster Unionist Party. It is essential reading for an understanding of the importance of this party to the process of finding a political settlement to Northern Ireland

Graham Walker is Reader in Politics at Queen's University, Belfast

Acknowledgements
Preface
1. Origins: Irish Home Rule and the political birth of Protestant Ulster, 1885-1905
2. Confrontations: 'Carry on Carson', 1905-1920
3. Devolved and dominant: Craig's party, 1920-1940
4. Union dues, dividends and dilemmas: the impact of war and its legacies, 1940-1958
5. Challenges: losing control, 1958-1972
6. Altered states: the Unionist Party and the Northern Ireland conflict, 1972-2002
Conclusion
Appendices