Revolutionary Ireland, 1912-25 [Paperback]

Revolutionary Ireland, 1912-25analyses the main events in Ireland from the initial crisis over the Third Home Rule Bill in 1912 to the consolidation of partition Ulster with the settling of the boundary issue in 1925.

Written with particular reference to the needs of students in further and higher education, each chapter contains an easy to follow narrative, guides to key reading on the topic, sample essay and examination questions and links to web resources.

The main text is supported by an appendix of contemporary sources and a range of additional information including a chronology of significant events, maps, a glossary of key terms and an extensive bibliography. This comprehensive text will allow students to get to grips with this turbulent and fascinating period of modern Irish history.

Introduction: What Revolution?
1. Background to the Revolution, 1890-1910
2. The Ulster Crisis, 1912-16
3. The Easter Rising
4. The Rise of Sinn Fein, 1916-18
5. The Irish War of Independence, 1919-21
6. The Establishment of Northern Ireland, 1918-21
7. Truce and Treaty, July-December 1921
8. Partition in Practice, January-July 1922
9. The Irish Civil War, 1922-23
10. Consolidating the Revolution, 1923-1925
Appendix
Bibliography
Index

A book of this size and presentation boasts numerous advantages. Lynch successfully liaises utility and scholarship, makingRevolutionary Ireland, 191225an essential introduction to the field and an attractive choice for university seminars. Contemporary voices, including accounts from statesmen, soldiers, clergy, and common observers, bolster an already vivid text, while primary source documents allow readers to explore the essential link between historical narrative and the archival material it interprets & Overall, this book is an essential contribution to the work being produced on the revolutionary period. Journal of British Studies

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