The first book to examine in detail how British ministers and politicians sought to govern Ireland throughout the period of Anglo-Irish Union (1800-1921), this trenchant and original account argues that British politicians had little understanding or time for Irish matters, and oscillated between policies of coercion and assimilation.
The first book to examine in detail how British ministers and politicians sought to govern Ireland throughout the period of Anglo-Irish Union (1800-1921), this trenchant and original account argues that British politicians had little understanding or time for Irish matters, and oscillated between policies of coercion and assimilation.
K. Theodore Hoppen was born in Germany and moved to Ireland in 1947. He was educated at Glenstal Abbey School, University College Dublin, and Trinity College Cambridge. He worked in the History Department at the University of Hull from 1966 to 2003, and was made a Fellow of the British Academy in 2001 and an Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy in 2010.
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Introduction PART I: A FARAWAY COUNTRY, c. 1800 - c. 1830 1: Bringing Ireland into the Fold: A Kind of Theory 2: Keeping Ireland at Arm's Length: A Kind of Reality PART II: MENUS OF ASSIMILATION, c. 1830 - c. 1868 3: A Changing Climate 4: Direct and Scenic Routes 5: Poverty, Famine, Land 6: Ambiguous Outcomes PART III: DANCING TO IRISH TUNES, c. 1868 - c. 1921 7: Back to the Future 8: Doing it on the Cheap: Liberals 9: Throwing Money About: Conservatives 10: Partition or Squaring (some) Circles List of Manuscript Sources Index
Introduction PART I: A FARAWAY COUNTRY, c. 1800 - c. 1830 1: Bringing Ireland into the Fold: A Kind of Theory 2: Keeping Ireland at Arm's Length: A Kind of Reality PART II: MENUS OF ASSIMILATION, c. 1830 - c. 1868 3: A Changing Climate 4: Direct and Scenic Routes 5: Poverty, Famine, Land 6: Ambiguous Outcomes PART III: DANCING TO IRISH TUNES, c. 1868 - c. 1921 7: Back to the Future 8: Doing it on the Cheap: Liberals 9: Throwing Money About: Conservatives 10: Partition or Squaring (some) Circles List of Manuscript Sources Index
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