Ireland and the end of the British empire : the Republic and its role in the Cyprus emergency / Helen O'Shea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Shea, Helen (Historian), author.

Series:

International library of historical studies ; 94.

International library of historical studies ; 94

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--History--20th century.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (457 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : I.B. Tauris, 2020.

Summary:

In 1949, Ireland left the Commonwealth and the British Empire began its long fragmentation. The relationship between the new Republic of Ireland and Britain was a complex one however, and the traditional assumption that the Republic would universally support self-determination overseas and object to 'imperialism' does not hold up to historical scrutiny. In reality, for economic and geopolitical reasons, the Republic of Ireland played an important role in supporting the Empire- demonstrated clearly in Ireland's active involvement in the Cyprus Emergency of the 1950s. As Helen O'Shea reveals, wh

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Introduction; 1. The Evolution of Enosis and the Irish Interaction with British Cyprus, 1878-1954; 2. The Irish Press Response to the Cyprus Emergency: A Comparative Analysis; 3. Insurgent Compatriots: Irish Republicanism and the EOKA Campaign; 4. The Irish Religious Response to Cypriot Self-Determination; 5. Irish UN Foreign Policy and the Cyprus Question; 6. Ireland, Cyprus and the Council of Europe; 7. Ireland, the Colonial Legal Service and Emergency Legislation

8. The Irish Involvement in British Counter-Insurgency in CyprusConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780857724298

0857724290

9780857737915

0857737910

OCLC:

908763250