Title International politics and the Northern Ireland conflict : the USA, diplomacy and the troubles / Alan MacLeod

Published London : I.B. Tauris, 2016

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Description 1 online resource Series International library of twentieth century history ; 89 International library of twentieth century history ; 89. Contents Cover; Author biography; Endorsements; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Note on Terminology; Introduction; 1. Internment; 2. Bloody Sunday; 3. Direct Rule; 4. The US Presidential Election; 5. The Coalition; 6. Sunningdale; 7. The British General Election; 8. Doomsday; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index Summary "British troops, which arrived as a temporary measure, would remain in Ireland for the next 38 years. Successive British governments initially claimed the Northern Ireland conflict to be an internal matter but the Republic of Ireland had repeatedly demanded a role, appealing to the UN and US, while across the Atlantic, Irish-American groups applied pressure on Nixon's largely apathetic administration to intervene. Following the introduction of internment and the events of Bloody Sunday, the British were forced to recognise the international dimension of the conflict and begrudgingly began to concede that any solution would rely on Washington and Dublin's involvement. Irish governments seized every opportunity to shape the political initiative that led to Sunningdale and Senator Edward Kennedy became the leading US advocate of American intervention while Nixon, who wanted Britain onside for his Cold War objectives, was faced with increasingly influential domestic pressure groups. Eventually, international involvement in Northern Ireland would play a vital role in shaping the principles on which political agreement was reached - even after the breakdown of the Sunningdale Agreement in May 1974. Using recently released archives in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and United States, Alan MacLeod offers a new interpretation of the early period of Northern Ireland's 'Troubles'."--Bloomsbury Publishing Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 1, 2016) Subject Peace-building -- Northern Ireland -- History -- 20th century World politics. HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. Peace-building Politics and government World politics SUBJECT Northern Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1968-1998 Northern Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1998- Subject Northern Ireland Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781786730114 1786730111 9781786720115 1786720116 9781350986848 1350986844

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