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category: Political Science
published: Oct 2020
ISBN:9780774863285
publisher: UBC Press

Canada and Ireland

A Political and Diplomatic History

by Philip J. Currie

tagged: history & theory, diplomacy, ireland
Description

Canadians have been involved in, intrigued by, and frustrated with Irish politics, from the Fenian Raids of the 1860s to the present day. Yet scholars have largely neglected Canadian–Irish relations since the consolidation of the Irish Free State in the 1920s. In Canada and Ireland, Philip J. Currie addresses this lacuna and examines political relations between the two countries, from partition to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. This intriguing study sheds light on Ottawa’s responses to key developments such as Ireland’s neutrality in the Second World War, its unsettled relationship with the Commonwealth, and the always contentious issue of Irish unification.

About the Author

Philip J. Currie

Contributor Notes

Philip J. Currie holds advanced degrees in Canadian politics and British history. A Canadian citizen, he is a native of County Down, Northern Ireland.

Editorial Reviews

This is a brilliant and much needed book. Currie is to be congratulated for focussing on the unrecognized and undiscussed issues in Canadian-Irish history and compiling such a balanced and sophisticated analysis. This will be a perfect text to accompany any Irish history course taught in Canada.

— Canadian Journal of Irish Studies

[Philip Currie] has done a commendable job in exploring the relationship between Ireland and his adopted country. [Canada and Ireland] is an excellent scholarly work.

— The British Journal of Canadian Studies

Two sections of images and the impressive base of sources speak to the extensive research underlying this work.

— CHOICE Connect
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