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 cliché 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.
 
Patrick Coleman, Kaikōtui | Academic Programme Partner at Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki | Lincoln University, New Zealand, holds a PhD in History from the University of Otago and has previously published on other aspects of the Orange Order.
 
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Introduction: Orange Histories, Sources and Methodologies

1. The Auld Orange Tree: The Spead of Orangeism
2. The Heart of Orangeism: Structure and Rituals
3. Orange Activism: Politics, Propagation, and Benevolence
4. Orange Cultural Performance: Band and Parades
5. More than Banners and Sashes: The Material Culture of Orangeism
6. Cradle to Lodge: The Junior Orange Movement

Conclusion: Reflections on Key Findings

Appendix 1: Origins of Men’s Lodges by Country
Appendix 2: Origins of Women’s Lodges by Country
Appendix 3: Origins of the Junior Orange Movement by Country
Appendix 4: Note on Sources
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