The Treaty: Debating and Establishing the Irish State

By Mícheál Ó Fathartaigh

"I tell you, this early morning I signed my death warrant" --Michael Collins on the day that the Anglo-Irish Treaty was concluded, 6 December 1921

The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 was narrowly accepted by the revolutionary D il ireann in January 1922, splitting Sinn F in irrevocably and leading to the Irish Civil War, a rupture that still defines the Irish political landscape almost one hundred years on.

Drawing together the work of a diverse range of scholars, who each re-examine this critical period in Irish political history from a variety of fascinating perspectives, The Treaty addresses the vexed question of the vote itself--how political factions were represented and how they fashioned their fervent rhetoric--and the enduring shockwaves it sent through Irish society.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788550412
• ISBN13: 9781788550413
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Irish Academic Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.9" x 8.9"