Title The politics of diplomacy : U.S. presidents and the Northern Ireland conflict 1967-1998 / James Cooper

Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 269 pages) Series Edinburgh studies in Anglo-American relations Edinburgh studies in Anglo-American relations. Contents Intro -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Author Biography -- Main Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Introduction -- 1 The Johnson, Nixon and Ford Administrations, 1963-77 -- 2 The Carter Administration, 1977-81 -- 3 The Reagan and Bush Administrations, 1981-93 -- 4 The Clinton Administration, 1993-2001 -- Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Index Summary Developed through the prism of the U.S. presidency, and drawing on American, British, and Irish archival material, this major study examines the administrations of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, tracing the attitudes of successive US presidents towards, and their involvement in, the Northern Ireland conflict. Investigates the involvement of presidents Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton in the Northern Ireland Troubles. What influence did the Irish dimension have upon Anglo-American relations? Did the Special Relationship impact American and British handling of the ÃǾ²Ơ℗₋Troubles'? What motivated American policymaking towards Northern Ireland? These are just some of the questions dealt with in this fascinating account of Anglo-American relations and Northern Ireland. Developed through the prism of the U.S. presidency, and drawing on American, British, and Irish archival material, this major study examines the administrations of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, tracing the attitudes of successive US presidents towards, and their involvement in, the Northern Ireland conflict Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 17, 2021) Subject HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. Diplomatic relations Politics and government SUBJECT United States -- Foreign relations -- Northern Ireland Northern Ireland -- Foreign relations -- United States Northern Ireland -- Politics and government -- 20th century Subject Northern Ireland United States Form Electronic book LC no. 2017303619 ISBN 9781474402125 1474402127 9781474404976 1474404979

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