The Birth of the Irish Free State 1921-1923

Tuscaloosa, AL: The University of Alabama Press, 1981. Second Printing [stated]. Hardcover. vi, [4], 356, [2] pages, Map. Appendices. Notes. Selected Bibliography. Index. Cover has some wear and soiling with a small edge tear to the cloth. Minor page soiling. Joseph M Curran was a professor of History at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y.. He authored two books, The Birth of the Irish Free State, 1921-1923 and Hibernian Green on the Silver Screen, and had published articles in Historian, Irish University Review (Dublin), and America. He was also a guest speaker on the PBS Irish History series. More than half a century has passed since Ireland won freedom at the cost of partition and civil war. During that time, much has been written about the revolution of 1916-1923, because of its historic importance and enduring popular appeal. Not surprisingly, most of this attention has centered on the struggle with Great Britain rather than its immediate aftermath, when issues seem to lose clarity and drama turns to tragedy. Yet what happened in the revolution's final phase, from 1921 to 1923, has largely determined the course of Irish history and Anglo-Irish relations over the past fifty years. In this book, the author tried to write a comprehensive and balanced account of that period, analyzing in detail both the background and the impact of the Treaty of 1921. If this work provides a fuller understanding of the conflicting forces that created—and almost destroyed—the Irish Free State, the author will have succeeded in the task he set myself as a historian. [derived from author's Preface.]. Condition: Good.

Keywords: Irish Free State, Home Rule, Ulster, De Valera, Partition, Dail Eireann, Irish Republican, Michael Collins, Beal na mBlath, Terrorism, Civil War, Anglo-Irish, Boundary Commission, Erskine Childers, James Craig, Arthur Griffith, Nevil Macready, Bonar

ISBN: 0817300139

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Price: $75.00

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