| Defenders of the Union: A Survey of British and Irish Unionism Since 1801 Contributor(s): Boyce, D. George (Editor), O'Day, Alan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 041517421X ISBN-13: 9780415174213 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2000 Annotation: Boyce looks at key aspects of Irish and British unionism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland in 1800 was of profound importance in shaping the destiny of the British Isles. The book looks at the way the Union affected Anglo-Irish relations, Protestant/Catholic relations in Ireland, and the social, cultural and economic development of Britain and Ireland. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Political Science |
| Dewey: 941.5 |
| LCCN: 00032168 |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.54" W x 9.38" (1.55 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Defenders of the Union is a concise and readable overview of the history and contentious politics of Unionism and the affect it has had on Anglo-Irish relations over the last two hundred years. It is an essential guide to this confusing topic and covers key areas such as: * definition of unionism * establishment of the union * Unionist literature * loyalists since 1972. |