The British Labour Party and the Establishment of the Irish Free State, 1918-1924

2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-44406-6
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 263 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 4483 g

This book examines the rapidly evolving relationship between the British Labour Party and the emerging Irish nationalist forces, from which was formed the first government of the Irish Free State as both metamorphosed from opposition towards becoming the governments of their respective states.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gibbons, I.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. The Evolution of the British Labour Party and Irish Nationalism 1914 - 1921 2. Labour Policy on Ireland 1918 - 1921 3. Partition Established: The Labour Party and the Government of Ireland Act 1920 4. The Establishment of the Irish Free State: The British Labour Party in Opposition 1921 - 1923 5. Labour in Government 1924: The Boundary Commission Controversy 6. The Boundary Commission 1925 Conclusion Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Ivan Gibbons is a Senior Lecturer in Irish Studies at St Mary's University, London, UK and a Community Education Worker with the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA), UK, where he introduced and taught Irish Studies adult education courses and was awarded the Irish Post community award for this work. He has taught and written on the relationship between the British Labour Party and Irish nationalism and was awarded his PhD from Birkbeck, University of London, UK on this subject.