British Policy Towards Ireland 1921-1941

Zusatztext This is...an important and valuable book. Klappentext The Irish question did not, as some have supposed, vanish with the signing of the Anglo-Irish-Treaty of 1921, but continued to have lasting importance in British politics for many years to come. In this first comprehensive study of British policy towards Ireland during the 20 years followingthe treaty, Canning reveals how British attitudes toward Ireland continued to be affected by many factors, including domestic political considerations, defense concerns, the ongoing debate over Northern Ireland and the idea of Partition, and the broader perspective of British relations with theDominions. Canning also examines the effect on 1ritish policymakers of changing perceptions of Ireland during the inter-war period, the process by which British policy was set, and the people who helped to shape it. Drawing on recently released official documents, private papers, interviews, andnewspaper reports, this book provides a uniquely detailed picture of opinion, both public and private, which determined British policy in the inter-war years. Zusammenfassung This is the first comprehensive study of British policy towards Ireland in the twenty years after the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921. The Irish question did not, as some have supposed, vanish with the signing of the Treaty; this study reveals its continued importance in British politics after the Treaty, albeit under the surface. Drawing on recently released official documents, private papers, interviews, and newspaper reports, the author has provided a uniquely detailed picture of opinion which determined British policy in the inter-war years.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Canning, Paul (Assistant Professor of History Canning, Canning Paul
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.07.1985
• EAN: 9780198200680
• ISBN: 978-0-19-820068-0
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, International Relations, Ireland, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period)