Irish Facts For British Platforms (Volume Iii) January 1909

By Union Defence League

At the height of the Home Rule crisis, facts were ammunition and pamphlets were weapons. Politics was never this stark. First issued in January 1909, Irish Facts For British Platforms (Volume III) distils the Union Defence League's case against Irish self-government, capturing the tone, anxieties and certainties of Edwardian British politics in concise, provocative form. Conceived as a home rule debate handbook for speakers on British platforms, it assembles statistics, precedents and anti home rule arguments that defined unionist political pamphlet culture at the dawn of the twentieth century. For readers today, this irish political history pamphlet opens a window onto early 20th century Ireland and the wider Irish home rule controversy, when the 'Irish Question' dominated British empire politics and British Irish union politics alike. Its tightly marshalled points remain invaluable speech material for debaters, a striking reference for historians of irish question history, and a vivid primary source for anyone tracing how political language was honed for public meetings, hustings and Parliament. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, this careful modern edition allows both curious general readers and serious collectors of classic political writing to engage directly with a formative moment in constitutional debate and the printed pamphlet tradition that helped shape it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 935441902X
• ISBN13: 9789354419027
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 458 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"