The Tories and Ireland, 1910-1914: Conservative Party Politics and the Home Rule Crisis

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"This book marks the first comprehensive study of the British Conservative party during the struggle over Home Rule between 1912 and 1914. The struggle was not to save the Union or to save Ulster but to save the Conservative party from domestic electoral extinction. In this sense, Andrew Bonar Law, the new leader of the Tory party, championed Ulster's fight. He fought the Home Rule Bill on constitutional grounds; he resisted a settlement and advocated extreme courses of action, such as amending the Army Annual Act or involving the King, in order to smash the Liberal Government. It was power politics at its most brutal." "This was a struggle in which the Tories, rather than see Ireland achieve self-governing status similar to Canada, Australia and South Africa, eschewed constitutional precedents, de-stabilised the British state, encouraged civil disobedience and fomented Ireland's drift into civil war." The purpose of this book is to explain how and why these extraordinary actions occurred. What were they trying to achieve and how did they justify their actions? Why were they willing to pursue such extreme methods?
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This study of the 1912-1914 struggle over home rule considers the British Conservative party's role in destabilizing the British state and precipitating civil war in Ireland. It considers the motivations underlying such action, as well as the publicly offered justifications. As it does, it presents an alternative picture of the Tory leadership as uncompromising on the question of Ulster exclusion, and manipulating the crises in hopes of winning an electoral victory. Smith teaches modern history at University College, Chester. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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  • ISBN-13: 9780716526964
  • Publisher: Irish Academic Press
  • Publication date: 10/1/2000
  • Pages: 176

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
Introduction 1
1 Ireland and Unionist politics, 1910-1912 21
2 Bonar Law, leadership and the issue of Home Rule 38
3 Home Rule and Unionist politics, 1912 52
4 Stalemate and the sovereign, 1913 77
5 Unionist politics and attempts at compromise, 1913 97
6 Secret parleys and party strains, autumn 1913 118
7 Meetings, mutinies and Tory resistance, 1914 156
References 202
Bibliography 234
Index 245
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