Irish Canadian Conflict and the Struggle for Irish Independence, 1912-1925 / Robert McLaughlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLaughlin, Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish--Canada--History--20th century.

Irish.

Orangemen--Canada--History--20th century.

Orangemen.

Ireland--Politics and government--1910-1921.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2017]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Between 1912 and 1925, Ireland convulsed with political and revolutionary upheaval in pursuit of self-government. Canadians of Irish descent, both Catholic and Protestant, diligently followed these conflicts, and many became actively involved in the dramatic events overseas. Irish Canadian Conflict and the Struggle for Irish Independence tells the unique story of how Irish Canadians identified with their ancestral homeland during this revolutionary era. Drawing on ethnic weekly newspapers and fraternal society records, Robert McLaughlin finds new interpretations of how Orange Canadian unionists and Irish Canadian nationalists viewed their heritage, their membership in the British Empire, and even Canadian citizenship itself.McLaughlin also provides strong evidence that neither time nor distance diminished Irish Canadians' attachment to their familial homeland or their identification with their respective ethnic communities in Ireland. Irish Canadian Conflict and the Struggle for Irish Independence reconsiders existing contextual frameworks and confronts the challenging questions inherent in understanding this period.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter One. Orange-Canadian Unionists and the Irish Home Rule Crisis, 1912-1914

Chapter Two. Irish-Canadian Nationalists: Home Rulers Once Again, 1912-1914

Chapter Three. The War Years: Unity and Disintegration, 1914-1918

Chapter Four. From Home Rulers to Sinn Féiners: The Rise of the Self-Determination for Ireland League of Canada, 1919-1921

Chapter Five. 'No Surrender': Orange-Canadian Unionists and Northern Ireland, 1919-1925

Chapter Six. Irish-Canadian Nationalists: Free Staters and Republicans, 1922-1925

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 13. Sep 2017)

ISBN:

9781442664920

1442664924

9781442690059

1442690054

OCLC:

837527959