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The Irish Boundary Commission and its Origins 1886-1925
Roger Hargreaves
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Hardcover. A history of the Irish Boundary Commission. It looks at British attempts from 1886 onwards to satisfy the Irish Nationalist demand for Home Rule, Ulster and British Unionist resistance to this demand, the 1920 partition of Ireland, and the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, where the roots of the establishment of the Commission are to be found. Num Pages: 320 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 736. The history of the Irish Boundary Commission considered in its international perspective. New evidence is brought to bear on the motivation of the chairmn, Justice Feetham, his susceptibility to external influences and the significance of his political background as possible factors in his decisions.
In this comprehensive history of the Irish Boundary Commission, Paul Murray looks at British attempts from 1886 on to satisfy the Irish Nationalist demand for Home Rule, Ulster and British Unionist resistance to this demand, the 1920 partition of Ireland and the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, where the roots of the establishment of the Commission are to be found. The evidence presented at the Commission and the principles on which it based its decisions are analysed against the background of evolving British views on the dangers posed for British and Unionist interests on both islands by a radical redrawing of the ... Read more
In this comprehensive history of the Irish Boundary Commission, Paul Murray looks at British attempts from 1886 on to satisfy the Irish Nationalist demand for Home Rule, Ulster and British Unionist resistance to this demand, the 1920 partition of Ireland and the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty, where the roots of the establishment of the Commission are to be found. The evidence presented at the Commission and the principles on which it based its decisions are analysed against the background of evolving British views on the dangers posed for British and Unionist interests on both islands by a radical redrawing of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University College Dublin Press Dublin
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781906359249
SKU
V9781906359249
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99-17
About Roger Hargreaves
Paul Murray is an author, historian and Barrister. He was educated at NUI, Galway, Trinity College, Dublin and the King's Inns. His first Ph.D Contested Borders and Minority Rights: The Partition of Ireland in Comparative Perspective (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2004) analyses the Irish partition question, with particular reference to the post-World War One boundary settlements which emanated from ... Read more
Reviews for The Irish Boundary Commission and its Origins 1886-1925
'This extensive study explores a wide range of issues associated with the Boundary Commission that was established during 1924 - 25 as a consequence of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty.' Irish Studies Review, February 2013 'the study in depth of the Commission is original and makes this book a most valuable contribution to our understanding of the Partition' Clogher ... Read more