{"product_id":"partition-how-and-why-ireland-was-divided-paperback","title":"Partition: How and Why Ireland Was Divided - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvan Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGibbons uncovers the origins of the Partition of Ireland.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Partition of Ireland in 1921, which established Northern Ireland and saw it incorporated into the United Kingdom, sparked immediate civil war and a century of unrest. Today, the Partition remains the single most contentious issue in Irish politics, but its origins--how and why the British divided the island--remain obscured by decades of ensuing struggle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cutting through the partisan divide, \u003ci\u003ePartition \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers back to the first days of the twentieth century to uncover the concerns at the heart of the original conflict. Drawing on extensive primary research, Ivan Gibbons reveals how the idea to divide Ireland came about and gained popular support as well as why its implementation proved so controversial and left a century of troubles in its wake. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIvan Gibbons\u003c\/b\u003e, former director of Irish Studies at St Mary's University, Twickenham and founding editor of \u003ci\u003eIrish Studies, \u003c\/i\u003ereceived the\u003ci\u003e Irish Post\u003c\/i\u003e Community Award for services to the Irish community and is the author of \u003ci\u003eDrawing the Line: The Irish Border in British Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766732456224,"sku":"9781913368456","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48da9899881ea989b4cae7d6b236dcb3.webp?v=1780297824","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/partition-how-and-why-ireland-was-divided-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}