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03035aam a2200397 i 4500 001 C79B36526B5711E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 150209s2015 enk b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2014050066 020 $a 1137444061 (hardback) 020 $a 9781137444066 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)894540449 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d BDX $d CDX $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-ie--- $a e-ie--- 050 04 $a JN1129 L32 G52 2015 100 1 $a Gibbons, Ivan, $e author. 245 14 $a The British Labour party and the establishment of the Irish free state, 1918-1924 / $c Ivan Gibbons. 264 1 $a Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c 2015. 300 $a ix, 263 pages ; $c 23 cm 520 $a "In the period immediately after the First World War both the British Labour Party and revolutionary Irish nationalism were in a state of transition, metamorphosing from opposition towards becoming the governments of their respective states. In opposition Labour and the emergent forces in nationalist Ireland had a broadly sympathetic relationship with each other. However, the Labour leadership was always aware of the political risks in Britain of too close an identification with militant Irish nationalism. In government for the first time in 1924 it was determined to establish its credibility as a prudent, responsible and patriotic governing party. Its relationship with the new Irish Free State was predicated on this principle to the extent that Labour's Irish policy became little different to that of previous British governments particularly on the controversial question of the Irish Boundary Commission"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 $a Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction1. The Evolution of the British Labour Party and Irish Nationalism 1914 -- 19212. Labour Policy on Ireland 1918 -- 19213. Partition Established: The Labour Party and the Government of Ireland Act 19204. The Establishment of the Irish Free State: The British Labour Party in Opposition 1921 -- 19235. Labour in Government 1924: The Boundary Commission Controversy6. The Boundary Commission 1925ConclusionBibliography. 610 20 $a Labour Party (Great Britain) $x History $y 20th century. 610 10 $a Great Britain. $t Government of Ireland Act, 1920. 650 0 $a Nationalism $z Ireland $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Foreign relations $z Ireland $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Ireland $x Foreign relations $z Great Britain $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Politics and government $y 1910-1936. 651 0 $a Ireland $x Politics and government $y 20th century. 856 42 $3 Cover image $u http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/066/9781137444066/image/lgcover.9781137444066.jpg 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826112519.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C79B36526B5711E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search