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Churchill and Ireland
Paul Bew
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Description for Churchill and Ireland
Hardcover. The full story of Winston Churchill's lifelong engagement with Ireland and the Irish, now told for the first time. A long overdue book which at last addresses the most neglected part of Churchill's legacy on both sides of the Irish Sea. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 black & white halftones; 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Winston Churchill spent his early childhood in Ireland, had close Irish relatives, and was himself much involved in Irish political issues for a large part of his career. He took Ireland very seriously - and not only because of its significance in the Anglo-American relationship. Churchill, in fact, probably took Ireland more seriously than Ireland took Churchill. Yet, in the fifty years since Churchill's death, there has not been a single major book on his relationship to Ireland. It is the most neglected part of his legacy on both sides of the Irish Sea. Distinguished ... Read more
Winston Churchill spent his early childhood in Ireland, had close Irish relatives, and was himself much involved in Irish political issues for a large part of his career. He took Ireland very seriously - and not only because of its significance in the Anglo-American relationship. Churchill, in fact, probably took Ireland more seriously than Ireland took Churchill. Yet, in the fifty years since Churchill's death, there has not been a single major book on his relationship to Ireland. It is the most neglected part of his legacy on both sides of the Irish Sea. Distinguished ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780198755210
SKU
V9780198755210
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99-2
About Paul Bew
Paul Bew is Professor of Irish Politics, Queens University Belfast, and a crossbench peer in the House of Lords. He is co-chair of the Speaker's Advisory Committee for Parliament's commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill's death. He is also the author of numerous books and articles on Irish political history, including Ireland: The Politics of Enmity, 1789-2006 (2007), also ... Read more
Reviews for Churchill and Ireland
A necessary and desirable addition to collections on Irish history, Winston Churchill, and the British Empire ... Highly recommended.
CHOICE
An engaging, appreciative, and politically astute study ... a book that proves, if needed, that Churchills legacy still offers both an inspiration and a reproach for contemporary politicians, as they sink ever deeper into the mire of cynicism, ... Read more
CHOICE
An engaging, appreciative, and politically astute study ... a book that proves, if needed, that Churchills legacy still offers both an inspiration and a reproach for contemporary politicians, as they sink ever deeper into the mire of cynicism, ... Read more