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Hardback. New. This book provides a comprehensive look at the way the Union has affected Anglo-Irish and Catholic - Protestant relations and also considers its social, cultural and economic effects on Irish and British life.
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Defenders of the Union: A Survey of British and Irish Unionism Since 1801 Hardcover - 2000 - 1st Edition
by D. George Boyce (Editor); Alan O'Day (Editor)
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Defenders of the Union provides a comprehensive overview of the contentious politics of Unionism and the effects it has had on the relationship between Britain and Ireland over the past two centuries. By considering the history of Unionism, the Act of Union of 1801 and its aftermath, Defenders of the Union provides an essential guide to these historical events and the continuing legacies which they have created. This book looks at the way the Union has affected Anglo-Irish and Catholic-Protestant relations and also considers its social, cultural and economic effects on Irish and British life. Key aspects which are discussed include:* definition of Unionism* establishment of the Union* defending the union* Protestant Churches and opposition to Home Rule.
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Thomas Hobbes reminds us that mankind's basic desire is to find security against each other; Irish history and Anglo-Irish relations bear out the truth of his proposition.
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- Title Defenders of the Union: A Survey of British and Irish Unionism Since 1801
- Author D. George Boyce (Editor); Alan O'Day (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge
- Date 2000-11-23
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780415174213 / 041517421X
- Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
- Dimensions 9.38 x 6.54 x 0.94 in (23.83 x 16.61 x 2.39 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Cultural Region: Ireland
- Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - Relations - Ireland, Ireland - Relations - Great Britain
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00032168
- Dewey Decimal Code 941.5
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