Was the Irish Question, as Disraeli put it, "The Pope one minute, and potatoes the next?". D.G.Boyce in The Irish Question and British Politics, 1868-1986 seeks to discover why and with what consequences, Ireland and Irish affairs became a "question" in British politics. He argues that the very act of perceiving it as a "question" contributed to the political response to Irish affairs by both British and Irish politicians; and asks whether this same perception continues to inhibit our thinking about the politics of modern Ireland.

The Irish question and British politics, 1868-1986 (British history in perspective)

History

Boyce, David George

Europe

St.Martin's Press

This book combines an analysis of the ideas and policies that governed the British experience of decolonization.

Decolonization and the British Empire, 1775-1997

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

This book traces the interaction of war and diplomacy and analyzes why the Falklands conflict of 1982 engaged the British and Argentine people in a deeply personal way. It also examines the interpretation of the war in Britain, revealing how the war--a successful one--was seen by its critics as an example of "Thatcher's Britain." This "small war" exemplified what one historian calls "the myriad faces of war" and had--and has--resonances larger than its size.

The Falklands War

Americas

<p>Based on extensive historical, literary and political research, this text examines the relationship between ideas and political and social reality. It explains why the aspirations of Irish nationalism have failed to modify the facts of Irish political conflict and sectarian division. For this revised edition, Professor Boyce has added a new final chapter which considers the development of nationalism in both parts of Ireland in the light of the most recent political events and places the phenomenon of nationalism in its contemporary and European setting.</p>

Nationalism in Ireland

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Routledge

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The Irish question and British politics, 1868-1986 (British history in perspective)

Decolonization and the British Empire, 1775-1997

The Falklands War

Nationalism in Ireland