The border : the legacy of a century of Anglo-Irish politics / Diarmaid Ferriter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferriter, Diarmaid, 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Borderlands--Ireland--History--20th century.

Borderlands.

Politics and government.

History.

Ireland--History--Partition, 1921.

Ireland.

Borderlands--Northern Ireland--History--20th century.

Ireland--Politics and government--1922-.

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

Northern Ireland.

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland)--Politics and government--20th century.

Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland).

Ireland--Ulster.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

184 pages : map ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Legacy of a century of Anglo-Irish politics

Place of Publication:

London : Profile Books, 2019.

Summary:

Over the past 100 years, the border between what became the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland has been a political challenge for governments north, south, in Westminster and now in Europe. In this timely history of the tragedy that is the border between the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland, leading historian Diarmaid Ferriter charts the realities of the border from the divisive repercussions of the Treaty through checkpoints, devolution, entry into the EU, the Good Friday Agreement, up to present day. This book promises to shed light on one of the most contentious and misunderstood political issues of our time.

Contents:

The long gestation

An entrenched partition

Old fantasies, new perspectives and a gentle thaw

Violence and containment

Kinks, wiggles, and diplomacy

No victory for either tradition

Brexit, backstops and brinkmanship.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-153) and index.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

1788161785

9781788161787

OCLC:

1049835635

Publisher Number:

99979940348