American government in Ireland, 1790-1913 : a history of the US Consular Service / Bernadette Whelan

Author: Whelan, Bernadette
Published: Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2010.
New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 299 pages)

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English.

Contents

9780719083013; 9780719083013; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; List of appendices; Terms and usage; Preface; The United States consular service in Ireland:appointments and conditions, 1790-1906; 'Oh Lord, not in my district, Amen':*consular work in Ireland, 1790-1907; Protecting the Union:the American Civil War, 1861-5; 'Our Guardian Angel abroad':* Americanforeign policy and Irish nationalism, 1865-70; Building the Union, 1865-1913:the immigration process; Conclusion; Appendix 1.1; Appendix 4.1; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

In this book, Bernadette Whelan reconstructs American consular activity in Ireland from 1790 to 1913 and elucidates the interconnectedness of America's foreign interests, Irish nationalism and British imperialism.

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History

ISBN

184779355X (electronic bk.)
9781847793553 (electronic bk.)
9781781703281 (ebook)
1781703280 (ebook)
9780719083013 (hbk.)
071908301X (hbk.)

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-288) and index.

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