The Two Unions - Ireland, Scotland, and the Survival of the United Kingdom, 1707-2007

Zusatztext a distinguished analysis, subtle, balanced and insightful ... tightly organised and closely argued Informationen zum Autor Alvin Jackson has been Professor of Modern Irish History at Queen's University Belfast, and Burns Visiting Professor at Boston College. He was educated at Corpus Christi College and Nuffield College, Oxford, and has held a British Academy Senior Research Fellowship as well as a British Academy Research Readership. Klappentext Alvin Jackson examines the two Unions - the Anglo-Scots Union of 1707 and the British-Irish of 1801 - comparing their background, birth, and survival. In sustaining a comparison between the Unions, he illuminates the long history and current state of the United Kingdom. Zusammenfassung Alvin Jackson examines the two Unions - the Anglo-Scots Union of 1707 and the British-Irish of 1801 - comparing their background, birth, and survival. In sustaining a comparison between the Unions, he illuminates the long history and current state of the United Kingdom. Inhaltsverzeichnis I The Measures and their Histories 1: Histories - Historiography, Comparability, Longevity 2: Prehistories (1290-1690, 1300-1782) 3: Contexts (1689-1703, 1782-1798): Economic, Military, R S5Parliamentary 4: Debates and Terms (1705-7, 1799-1801) II The Survival of the Unions: Overviews 5: The Survival of the Scots Union, 1707-1997 6: The Survival of the Irish Union, 1800-1921 III The Survival of the Unions: People, Ideas, Institutions 7: Scottish Unionists: People and Parties 8: Irish Unionists: People and Parties IV Reflections on the Unions 9: Conclusion: North Britain, West Britain Bibliography

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• Authors: Alvin Jackson, Alvin (Sir Richard Lodge Professor of History Jackson, Jackson Alvin
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.01.2012
• EAN: 9780199593996
• ISBN: 978-0-19-959399-6
• No. of pages: 464
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 21st Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain