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

by D. George Boyce (Author)

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  1988

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  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.