Title: The politics of the Irish civil war /
Authors: Kissane, Bill.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Ireland History; Ireland Politics and government
Abstract: "Based on extensive archival research The Politics of the Irish Civil War situates the civil war in the general process of decolonization in the twentieth century, and explains why divisions over the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 proved so formative in the development of the Irish state. Combining perspectives drawn from history and politics, this book will interest not only students of Irish history, but also those interested in the comparative study of civil wars."--Jacket.
Contents: Decolonization and civil war in comparative perspective -- The doctrine of self-determination and the treaty split -- The course of the civil war -- Explaining the intractability of the conflict -- Civil society under strain : intermediary organizations and the civil war -- Protective democracy and the establishment of the free state -- "Defending the republic" and the rise of Fianna Fail -- Historians and the civil war.