The Orange Order

A Global History

Patrick Coleman author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Edinburgh University Press

Publishing:31st Jan '25

£90.00

This title is due to be published on 31st January, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

The Orange Order cover

On a sunny day, men and women march through the streets wearing orange collarettes and carrying colourful banners. However, this is not the Orange Order in Northern Ireland but the same organisation in Africa. This book moves beyond the cliche to delve deeply into the inner structure and rituals of the Orange Order and its global reach. The Orange Order, while Irish Protestant-founded, managed in a short period to spread to not only other parts of the UK, but also to Australia, New Zealand and even Africa. Previous research has tended to focus on just one to two countries within a narrow timeframe. This book, by contrast, covers almost 230 years of the Orange Order across multiple countries. Unlike other studies, it integrates the activities of men, women and children.

ISBN: 9781399518147

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

272 pages