1st Edition
Nicholas Mansergh on Ireland Nationalism, Independence and Partition
The 3 volumes in this set, originally published between 1934 and 1975 are written by one of Ireland’s most respected historians. In the light of problems in recent years with the devolved power-sharing Agreement in Northern Ireland and the suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly, these volumes have an enduring relevance and shed important historical perspective on contemporary political issues in both Northern Ireland and Ireland. They discuss:
- The implications of Anglo-Irish relations in the wider context of nationalist-imperial conflicts
- The (historical) practical operation of devolution in Northern Ireland
And provide
- Critical analysis of government in the Irish Free State.
1. The Irish Free State 978-1-032-35207-7
2. The Government of Northern Ireland 978-1-032-35249-7
3. The Irish Question 978-1-032-35255-8
Biography
Tipperary born historian Nicholas Mansergh (1910 – 1991) wrote extensively on the process of decolonisation, the prelude to it, and its aftermath. Well known works include The Irish Question 1840-1921, and The Commonwealth Experience. In 1953, he became Smuts Professor of Commonwealth History in Cambridge, and was Master of St. John’s College from 1969 to 1979. He was also editor in chief of the 12 volume record of official documents on India: the Transfer of Power 1942-47.
‘…the originality that was always the hallmark of the Mansergh style: it is subtle, elusive and magisterial.’ D. George Boyce
