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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Oonagh Walsh |
| ISBN: | 0415239508 9780415239509 0415239516 9780415239516 |
| OCLC Number: | 47140825 |
| Description: | xiii, 125 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Chronology of key events viii -- Introduction: the nineteenth-century context, 1800-1880 1 -- 1. Culture, land and politics, 1880-19009 -- 2. Consolidation and advance, 1900-1914 25 -- 3. The Rising and its aftermath, 1916-1918 42 -- 4. The Anglo-Irish War, January 1919 to July 1921 57 -- 5. The Treaty and its consequences, December 1921 74 -- 6. The Civil War, January 1922 to May 1923 89 -- Brief biographies of principal individuals 104 -- Select further reading 111 -- Index 120. |
| Series Title: | Introductions to history (New York, N.Y.) |
| Responsibility: | Oonagh Walsh. |
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<p>'A comprehensive guide to the political history of a most complex period. This excellent book manages to achieve the difficult trick of combining a vast amount of detail with a humane warmth which is as welcome these days as it is rare.' Irish Studies Review<br> <p>'This book ... is a first class read and I would advise any department with even a passing interest in Irish history to purchase at least a couple of copies.' History Teaching Review<br><br>'A very handy and compact introduction to the period.' Books Ireland Read more...
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- Ireland -- History -- 1901-1910.
- Ireland -- History -- 1910-1921.
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