Description
Book SynopsisThe first published history of the troubled relationship between the British working class and the movement for Irish independence covering the revolutionary period of 1916-21 .
Trade Review'The definitive account of the response of the British labour movement to the Easter Rising and Irish War of Independence'
-- John Newsinger, Professor of History at Bath Spa University, and author of 'The Blood Never Dried: A People's History of the British Empire' (2000)
'A very well written and closely researched account ... very much a post-revisionist history of the Irish Revolution and its aftermath placed in the context of the interconnected and shared histories between Britain and Ireland'
-- Mary Hickman, Professorial Research Fellow, Centre for Irish Studies at St. Mary's University, and co-author of 'Migration and Social Cohesion in the UK' (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012)
'This is clearly a definitive account of the British left's problematic relations with Ireland. It is highly recommended to all who have an interest in the Irish Question then and now'
-- NW Labour History Journal
'Well worth reading'
-- Chartist
'A timely, provocative and important book'
-- Labour History
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
Abbreviations
Prologue
1. Easter 1916
2. Interesting Times
3. The Labour Party
4. The Trades Union Congress
5. Alternatives
6. Voices from Below
7. Socialism and Nationalism
8. Ulster
9. The Treaty
10. Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
Index
