Townshend, Charles
The Partition: Ireland Divided, 1885-1925
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141985732
- author:
- Townshend, Charles
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- History, Modern, 20th Century,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
The Partition Ireland Divided, 1885-1925 by Charles Townshend A concise and intelligent account of the turbulent journey to Irish independence, this book tells a painful story that is probably not yet over. The complex relationship between Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom deteriorated into a generations-long argument about 'Home Rule', with actual independence seeming inconceivable for many years. The Irish nationalist claim to leave ran into a loyalist demand to remain, increasingly centred on the north-eastern Protestant community, threatening large-scale violent resistance. Townshend's remarkable book lays out how two unthinkable events - full Irish independence and the creation of the state of Northern Ireland - came to pass, drawing in every major politician and conjuring up heroes and villains. The settlement of the Irish question ultimately led to civil war and the catastrophic Troubles, with the hard border enduring now for a century. This thought-provoking history provides a clear-sighted and thoughtful analysis of the events that shaped Ireland's path to independence.
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