The Irish Question and British Politics, 1868-1986 (British History in Perspective)

An attempt to explain the "Irish Question" and its significance for British policy making. The establishment of two new states of Ireland in 1921 obliged Britain to redefine her objectives in Ireland, but events in 1968 and after have meant that the "Irish Question" is still not resolved. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction The Oldest Question: Ireland in British Politics and History....Pages 1-17 A Question of Definition, 1868–1908: Gladstonian Reform, Home Rule and the Unionist Response....Pages 18-43 A Question of Partisanship, 1909–22: British Party Politics, the Great War and Ireland....Pages 44-71 A Question of Containment, 1923–49: Britain, the Two Irelands and the Commonwealth....Pages 72-98 A Question of Bipartisanship, 1950–86: British Politics and the Northern Ireland Problem....Pages 99-125 Conclusion A Question for Britain....Pages 126-130 Back Matter....Pages 131-157