The Two Irelands 1912-1939 [Paperback]

The partition of Ireland created two states embodying rival ideologies and representing two hostile peoples. David Fitzpatrick's narrative begins with the Government of Ireland Bill of 1912 and closes with the imposition of the Emergency Powers Act in 1939. This is the first sustained integration of the political history of the two Irelands in the era of revolution and partition.

Part I: What Revolution? Ireland, 1912-22
1. Whose Revolution? Irish Politics in 1912
2. Why?
3. How?
Part II: Legacies of Revolution: Ireland, 1922-1939
4. Civil Wars, 1922-23
5. Partition and Power
6. Power and Freedom
Notes, Chronology, Further Reading; Index
Part I: What Revolution? Ireland, 1912-22
1. Whose Revolution? Irish Politics in 1912
2. Why?
3. How?
Part II: Legacies of Revolution: Ireland, 1922-1939
4. Civil Wars, 1922-23
5. Partition and Power
6. Power and Freedom
Notes, Chronology, Further Reading; Index

A very fine account and analysis of the partition issue in its historical context. --Joseph McLaughlin,Saint Michael's College

David Fitzpatrickis Associate Professor of Modern History, and Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin.