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The politics of the Irish civil war / Bill Kissane.
LIBRA DA963 .K57 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kissane, Bill.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ireland--History--Civil War, 1922-1923.
- Ireland.
- History.
- Ireland--Politics and government--1922-1949.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- Based on extensive archival research he Politics of the Irish Civil War situates the Irish civil war in the general process of decolonization in the twentieth century, and explains why divisions over the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 proved so formative in the development of the Irish state.Each chapter is devoted to a particular aspect of the war and many new areas are explored. These include the role the doctrine of self-determination played in the Sinn Fein movement, the fate of numerous peace initiatives, the power struggle between de Valera and Liam Lynch within the IRA, and theimpact of the civil war on the wider civil society. The last three chapters explore how the conflict has been interpreted by the actors themselves, as well as by historians.Combining perspectives drawn from history and politics, this book will interest not only students of Irish history, but also those interested in the comparative study of civil wars.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-251) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0199273553
- OCLC:
- 60512569
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