The Politics of Diplomacy U.s. Presidents and the Northern Ireland Conflict 1967-1998.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

International relations.

United States--Foreign relations--Northern Ireland.

United States.

Northern Ireland--Foreign relations--United States.

Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

x, 269 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Edinburgh Univ Pr, 2017.

Summary:

Relations between Britain and America constitute arguably the world's single most important bilateral relationship from the Second World War, through the Cold War and into the present. This series investigates, from different perspectives and disciplines, the numerous triumphs and travails of the Anglo-American relationship and engages the sometimes fierce and partisan debates about its 'special' character, its relative significance over time and portents for its future. Investigating the American presidential involvement in Northern Ireland's conflict What influence did the Irish dimension have upon Anglo-American relations? Did the 'special relationship' impact American and British handling of the 'Troubles?' What motivated American policymaking towards Northern Ireland? These are just some of the questions dealt with in this fascinating account of Anglo-American relations and Northern Ireland. Developed through the prism of the US presidency, and drawing on American, British and Irish archival material, this major study examines the administrations of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, tracing the attitudes of successive US presidents towards, and their involvement in, the Northern Ireland conflict. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The Johnson, Nixon and Ford Administrations, 1963-77 15

2 The Carter Administration, 1977-81 73

3 The Reagan and Bush Administrations, 1981-93 136

4 The Clinton Administration, 1993-2001 195.

ISBN:

9781474402118

1474402119

OCLC:

957140017