Binding: Paperback
Description: This is a book about the Irish Question or more specifically about Irish Questions. The term has become something of a catch - all a convenient way to encompass numerous issues and developments which pertain to the political social and economic history of modern Ireland. The Irish Question has of course changed: one of the main aims of this book is to explore the complicated and shifting nature of the Irish Question and to assess what it has meant to various political minds and agendas. No other issue brought down as many nineteenth - century governments and no comparable twentieth - century dilemma has matched its ability to frustrate the attempts of British cabinets to find a solution; this inability to find a lasting answer to the Irish Question is especially striking when seen in the context of the massive shifts in British foreign policy brought about by two world wars decolonization and the cold war. Senia Paseta charts the changing nature of the Irish Question over the last 200 years within an international political and social historical context. About THE Series: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket - sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Title: Modern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction
Author(s): Paseta Senia (Tutorial Fellow In Modern History St Hugh's College Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780192801678
Pages: 192 Pages, Numerous Halftones
Publication Date: 6/19/2003
Series: Very Short Introductions
Category: 20th Century History: C 1900 To C 2000