Partition of Ireland - 1918-1925

A holistic, all-Ireland history of the causes, course, and consequences of the partition of Ireland between 1918 and 1925.

List of contents

Introduction: 'the tragedy of two lunatics'; Part I. The Origins of Partition: 1. Where is Ireland? 2. Half a revolution; 3. Answering the question; Part II. The Process of Partition: 4. The death of Ireland; 5. Unravelling Ireland; 6. Ireland's other civil wars. Part III. The Legacies of Partition: 7. Moving minorities; 8. Holding the line; 9. Brave new worlds.

About the author

Robert Lynch has worked, taught and researched at the University of Stirling, University of Oxford, Trinity College Dublin, Warwick University and Queen's University Belfast. He has published numerous articles and books on the early history of Northern Ireland and the partition era including The Northern IRA and the Early Years of Partition, 1920–22 (2006), most recently contributing to The Irish Revolution (2017). He has also published a number of articles in journals such as the Journal for British Studies and Irish Historical Studies.

Summary

A comprehensive survey of the politics of the partition of Ireland between 1918 and 1925, focusing on how the Irish made sense of the process of partition and how this shaped their identities and the character of the two new states which emerged.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Lynch, Robert (Dr) Lynch, Lynch Robert
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2019
• EAN: 9781107007734
• ISBN: 978-1-107-00773-4
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); European History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, Ireland, British & Irish history, c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), 1916–1922 (Irish Revolutionary period)