The politics of diplomacy : US presidents and the Northern Ireland conflict, 1967-1998 / James Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cooper, James (Lecturer in history), author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies in Anglo-American relations.

Edinburgh studies in Anglo-American relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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:

1 online resource (x, 269 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Developed through the prism of the U.S. 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Author Biography

Main Abbreviations and Acronyms

Introduction

1. The Johnson, Nixon and Ford Administrations, 1963–77

2. The Carter Administration, 1977–81

3. The Reagan and Bush Administrations, 1981–93

4. The Clinton Administration, 1993–2001

Conclusion

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 23 Feb 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4744-0497-9

1-4744-0212-7

OCLC:

1301547785