Conflict and Conciliation in Ireland 1890-1910: Parnellites and Radical Agrarians

by Paul Bew

Overview

This book explores the evolution of Irish constitutional nationalism from the fall of Parnell to the rise of Sinn Fein, when the two competing wings of conciliators and militants struggled bitterly for control of the movement. The author, stressing the grass roots dimensions of this rift, shows that while the advocates of conciliation took a peaceful path, striving to achieve a modus vivendi with the protestants who opposed home rule, the supporters of militancy stressed the need for vigilance and strict maintenance of the Catholic nationalist tradition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198227588
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/18/1987
Pages:	254
Product dimensions:	5.75(w) x 8.75(h) x 1.02(d)

About the Author

Queen's University, Belfast

Editorial Reviews

"Bew makes excellent use of the Irish local press in this fine study that will be of interest to anyone concerned about the present violence in Northern Ireland."—History: Reviews of New Books

"Bew is a master at untangling the attitudes and interests that lay behind the recorded testimony we have inherited. He has an amazing ability to fit personalities and personal relationships into political history. And he is a perceptive political analyst. Whatever you do, be sure to read his concluding chapter, which offers a brilliant interpretation of Irish nationalist politics in the period his is studying."—Albion

"A valued contribution to what has become a formidable list of revisionist studies in Irish historiography....Bew must be credited for providing us with an authoritative account of the agrarian factors and factions relating to Irish constitutional nationalism between 1890 and 1910 that helps us better understand why the Irish Parliamentary party responded as it did to critical challenges...and to more lasting problems, such as the Unionist tradition."—American Historical Review

"Bew tells a fascinating tale and tells it well...Unlike previous works on this period, Conflict and Conciliation is as much concerned with the "domestic politics" of the Irish party as with its 'foreign policy' at Westminster...It is replete with thoughtful judgments [and] has a good critical grasp of recent literature."—Irish History

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