Fatal Path by Ronan Fanning
A narrative of the turbulent decade in Anglo-Irish history: a decade of unleashed passions that came close to destroying the parliamentary system and to causing civil war in the United Kingdom. It is a history as it was, not as we would wish it to be.
Ronan Fanning.. has crowned his career with this lapidary work. It is beautifully written, compellingly argued, gleaming with clarity as he confidently makes his way through a story of confusion, deceit and denial lightened by rare glimpses of honest men doing their best. -- James Downey Irish Independent Absorbing [and] fascinating. -- John-Paul McCarthy Sunday Independent 'In his splendid new book on Britain's Irish policy in these formative years, Ronan Fanning stresses that his topic is not Anglo-Irish relations in the round but Britain's policy towards Ireland. Yet if this is essentially a study in British history, it is also required reading for students of Irish history because of the way it illuminates our perspectives on the mode of British decision-making through which the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland emerged ... a compelling read. -- Joe Lee Irish Times This book provides valuable insights into the British government's attitude towards the Irish Revolution. -- Ryle Dwyer Irish Examiner
Ronan Fanning is a Member of the Royal Irish Academy, and Professor Emeritus of Modern History at University College Dublin. Among his books are the definitive history of the Irish Department of Finance and a remarkable biography (co-written with Michael Lillis) of Eliza Lynch, wife of the 19th century Paraguayan dictator Francisco Solano Lopez. More recently, he has been one of the chief editors of the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780571297399 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571297390 |
| Title | Fatal Path |
| Author | Ronan Fanning |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2013-05-02 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |