| Dividing Ireland: World War One and Partition Contributor(s): Hennessey, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415174201 ISBN-13: 9780415174206 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1998 Annotation: At the beginning of World War I, the dominant strain within Irish nationalism sought devolved self-government within the United Kingdom. By the end of the war, nationalists pursued a free Irish Republic outside the British Empire. br Thomas Hennessey looks at the extent to which the war led Ulster unionists to reassess their psychological relationship with the rest of the Ireland and with the United Kingdom, and the many consequences of this for Northern Ireland. He explains how and why the problems of Ulster have become intractable and deals with the juncture which irredeemably altered the problem beyond that which had gone on for centuries before. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 941.508 |
| LCCN: 98007697 |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 5.48" W x 8.76" (1.08 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book provides an original assessment of the First World War in Ireland and its consequences, the key to understanding the complexities of the Irish nation today. Thomas Hennessey explores how the War transformed the nature of the Irish and Ulster questions from devolved self-government within the UK to a free Irish republic outside the British Empire, considering such influential figures as de Valera and Michael Collins, and issues such as conscription. He examines both this process of re-evaluation, and the vital question of the consequences for Northern Ireland today. |