'Miserable conflict and confusion' : the Irish question and the British national press, 1916-22 / Erin Kate Scheopner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scheopner, Erin Kate, author.

Series:

Liverpool scholarship online.

Liverpool scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--Foreign relations.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool, England : Liverpool University Press, [2022]

Summary:

This work investigates the way the British national press covered Ireland and the 'Irish question' from the aftermath of the Easter Rising in 1916 to the ratification of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1922. Bridging the fields of history and media studies, it seeks to add to our understanding of the complex relationship between the press and politics. Using a case study of eleven newspapers, Erin Kate Scheopner investigates daily press coverage from the formative 1916-1922 period to offer broader contextualisation and critical analysis of what the press, the reading public, and the government recognised to be happening in Ireland. The material examined includes articles, dedicated series, editorials, cartoons, letters to the editor, and reports from outside journalists and foreign press outlets.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Tables and Figures

Acknowledgements

Note on Language

Abbreviations

Introduction

Chapter 1: 'Fallen as a bombshell': The Rise of Republicanism, 1916-18

Chapter 2: 'A new Ireland surges into view': Home Rule Reassessed, 1919-20

Chapter 3: A 'nightmare to the mind and a laceration to the soul': The Irish Question, 1920-21

Chapter 4: 'A first practical step towards peace': Truce, 1921

Chapter 5: The 'elements of a solution are there': Treaty, 1921-22

Conclusion: 'Let us put an end to it': Anglo-Irish Relations and the Treaty

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 17, 2022).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781800853485

1800853483

9781800855250

1800855257