Shaping Ireland's Independence : Nationalist, Unionist, and British Solutions to the Irish Question, 1909-1925 /

This book explores the political and ideological developments that resulted in the establishment of two separate states on the island of Ireland: the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland. It examines how this radical transformation took place, including how British Liberals and Unionists were as in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rast, M. C. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:	1st ed. 2019.
Subjects:	Great Britain-History. History, Modern. Imperialism. World politics. Civilization-History. History of Britain and Ireland. Modern History. Imperialism and Colonialism. Political History. Cultural History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1 Introduction
2 'The Hollowest Political Cant': British Parties, Home Rule, and the Parliament Act, Dec. 1909-July 1911
3 'Prepared to Make Great Sacrifices': Reactions to Home Rule, July 1911-1914
4 'A Settlement Nobody Wants': Exclusion Gains Ground, 1913-1914
5 Home Rule during a World War: The Lloyd George Proposals and the Irish Convention, 1915-1918
6 'Rickety Parliaments': Dominion Home Rule and the Government of Ireland Act, 1919-July 1921
7 'Terrible Finality': The Treaty, the Constitution, and the Boundary Commission, 1921-1925
8 Postscript and Conclusions: Consequences of the Irish Settlement.