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The Two Irelands, 1912-1939
David Fitzpatrick
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Description for The Two Irelands, 1912-1939
Paperback. The partition of Ireland created two states embodying rival ideologies and representing two hostile peoples. This text concerns the revolution which prompted partition, and the legacies of that revolution for the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. Series: OPUS. Num Pages: 324 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JJC; 3JJF; 3JJG; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTV; HBW; JPWQ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 204 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 380.
The partition of Ireland created two states embodying rival ideologies and representing two hostile peoples. This book concerns the revolution which prompted partition, and the legacies of that revolution for the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. Though less bloody than the nationalist uprising after 1916, Unionist defiance against Home Rule proved equally effective in wresting concessions from a hostile British government. Despite their mutual antagonism, the two revolutionary movements were strikingly similar in their reliance on fraternal solidarity and intolerance of dissent. Both new states were immediately engulfed by civil war, resulting in the ruthless ... Read more
The partition of Ireland created two states embodying rival ideologies and representing two hostile peoples. This book concerns the revolution which prompted partition, and the legacies of that revolution for the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. Though less bloody than the nationalist uprising after 1916, Unionist defiance against Home Rule proved equally effective in wresting concessions from a hostile British government. Despite their mutual antagonism, the two revolutionary movements were strikingly similar in their reliance on fraternal solidarity and intolerance of dissent. Both new states were immediately engulfed by civil war, resulting in the ruthless ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
OPUS
Condition
New
Weight
379g
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192892409
SKU
V9780192892409
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About David Fitzpatrick
David Fitzpatrick is Associate Professor of Modern History, and Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin.
Reviews for The Two Irelands, 1912-1939
clear-sighted, unromantic and astringent ... a very fine piece of historical writing.
Professor D. George Boyce, University of Wales
Professor D. George Boyce, University of Wales