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The Irish Question: 2 Centuries of Conflict
The first edition was published in 1968, just before the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland that escalated into nearly 30 years of war. McCaffrey (history, Loyola U.) updates his account of relations between Ireland and the United Kingdom since 1800 both with developments up to the 1994 ceasefire and with new information and insights about earlier events. He writes for American college students. A 20-page bibliographic essay replaces footnotes. Paper edition (unseen), $15.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
225 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1995
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February 17, 2023
even better the second time through
September 4, 2024
LET ME TELL YOU HERE AND NOW: I HATED EVERY SPLIT SECOND MY ENGLISH TEACHER MADE ME ANALYSE JAMES JOYCE. (n.b.: That was a long time ago, back in high school... it was seventeen years ago, to be exact, but this book brought the sharp intensity of my agony back to mind.)
What made this book rather more palatable was that the cover was done up in the same colours as those study guides for the AP exams, which I subsequently had aced back then. And remembering my high scores made me decide this book overall is not so bad of a book after all. ^_^
I am not really sure why I didn't want to read them. James Joyce's works were rather short and not as tedious to poke through as some of the other things I had to go through at that time in my life, as far as I recall.
I just didn't like it.
Well, I thought that the "Real peace and understanding would put them out of business" statement the author wrote sounded like it was pretty central to the whole conflict, anyway. I don't know for sure. Maybe, maybe not.
What made this book rather more palatable was that the cover was done up in the same colours as those study guides for the AP exams, which I subsequently had aced back then. And remembering my high scores made me decide this book overall is not so bad of a book after all. ^_^
I am not really sure why I didn't want to read them. James Joyce's works were rather short and not as tedious to poke through as some of the other things I had to go through at that time in my life, as far as I recall.
I just didn't like it.
Well, I thought that the "Real peace and understanding would put them out of business" statement the author wrote sounded like it was pretty central to the whole conflict, anyway. I don't know for sure. Maybe, maybe not.
November 12, 2015
The book lacks the extensive research in primary sources that characterises an excellent history book, but I would recommend this book to anyone who is seeking an enjoyable read on recent Irish history. It gives a great overview of the conflict and explains the series of events in a logical and well-thought out way.
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