GK Peatling British Opinion and Irish self-restraint 1865-1925: From Unionism to Liberal Commonwealth Dublin.

GK Peatling British Opinion and Irish self-restraint 1865-1925: From Unionism to Liberal Commonwealth Dublin, Ireland: Irish Academic Press; dist. through ISBS, Portland, Ore. 2001. Pp xvi, 316 $5250 ISBN 0-7065-2661-1

This is a brief still thoughtful reconsideration of British opinion about Irish self-rule from the Fenian period end the founding of the at liberty State. The author, G. K Peatling, renounces the two prevailing interpretations of British policies towards Ireland-that they were the work of isolated and self-interested "high" politicians, and that they

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