1st Edition

Anglo-Irish Relations 1798–1922

By Nick Pelling Copyright 2003

    Providing essays, sources with questions and worked answers, together with background to each topic within Irish history, Nick Pelling provides a good foundational text for the study of Anglo-Irish relations.

    For centuries the relationship between Ireland and England has been difficult. Anglo-Irish Relations, 1798–1922 explores the tempestuous events from Wolfe Tone's failed rising to Michael Collins's arguably more successful effort, culminating in the controversial Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921.

    Classic struggles between key figures, such as O'Connell and Peel, Parnell and Gladstone, and Lloyd George and Michael Collins, are discussed and analyzed. The deeper issues about the nature of British Imperial rule and the diversity of Irish nationalism are also examined, highlighting the historiographical debate surrounding the so-called 'revisionist' view.

    Introduction; 1: Revolutions and Reactions, 1775–1800; 2: The Age of the Liberator, 1800–45; 3: The Great Famine and its Legacy, 1845–70; 4: The Age of Parnell, 1870–90; 5: Cultural Nationalism and Unionism, 1890–1914; 6: The Making of a Divided Ireland, 1914–22

    Biography

    Nick Pelling

    '..this book is heartily recommended to anyone who wants a brief, substantial, intelligent and well-balanced account of this period.' - George Harris, SATH, September 2003