Ireland : the 20th century

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Ireland : the 20th century

Charles Townshend

Arnold, 1999

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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: pb ISBN 9780340663356

内容説明

Ireland in the twentieth century has had a very different history from that of most other western European countries. The two most profound shocks of the century, the world wars, met Ireland obliquely rather than head-on. Partition and civil war, on the other hand, were embittering experiences felt at first hand, the legacies of which snake their course through its subsequent history. How did the Irish 'revolution' come about and what was its nature? How did Ulster end up with the rich irony of being the only part of Ireland to embrace Home Rule? How well did the new Republic's promise of freedom assuage the painful reality, until the 1960s, of low economic growth and persistent emigration? Why was the Northern Ireland state unable or unwilling to conciliate its minority Catholic population? These are among the many issues addressed in Charles Townshend's masterful account, one in which, to use the words of a reviewer of an earlier work of his, 'outstanding coolness, judiciousness and flair' combine with penetrating powers of analysis. It is the first account to cover the whole of Ireland, north and south, from the origins of Sinn Fein at the beginning of the century to the Stormont agreement at the end.

目次

Part I - The struggle for statehood / Parnellism and fenianism / Constructive unionism / 'The Battle of Two Civilizations' / The home rule crisis 1906-1914 / The impact of total war 1941-1919 / The republic, Northern Ireland, and the treaty 1919-1921 - Part II - State and nation building / Civil war and partition 1922-1932 / De Valera in power 1932-1946 / The second republic and modernization 1948-1966, The Stormont regime 1920-1972 / The northern crisis 1972-1984 / Peace processes 1984-1998.
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: hb ISBN 9780340663363

内容説明

There has long been a need for a straightforward but vigorous account of twentieth-century Ireland. Some books begin in or about 1922, which makes it difficult to contextualise the conflicts of the 1920s, conflicts that have remained central to the structure of politics in Ireland. Northern Ireland is frequently dealt with awkwardly (as a sort of appendage) or not at all, tending to echo, and perhaps reinforce, partition. Some books cover such a broad span of years that it is difficult for them to do full justice to the issues of the present century. Charles Townsend's account, by contrast, integrates north and south as far as possible (though it is not anti-partitionist in any simple political sense), provides a full context for the crisis-ridden years of the 1920s, and treats the important issues of the century in sufficient analytical depth. The text is characterised by intellectual stringency and intuitive flair, making original connections and raising unexpected questions. It takes account of their intense dispute between 'revisionist' historians and their opponents since that concerns essential issues in modern Irish identity, but it does so within a simple framework of largely sequential chapters, foregrounding salient events, together with new historical findings and interpretations. It is an exciting and important book for those interested in the course of modern Irish history.

目次

Part I - The struggle for statehood / Parnellism and fenianism / Constructive unionism / 'The Battle of Two Civilizations' / The home rule crisis 1906-1914 / The impact of total war 1941-1919 / The republic, Northern Ireland, and the treaty 1919-1921 - Part II - State and nation building / Civil war and partition 1922-1932 / De Valera in power 1932-1946 / The second republic and modernization 1948-1966, The Stormont regime 1920-1972 / The northern crisis 1972-1984 / Peace processes 1984-1998.

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