Documents on Irish Foreign Policy: v. 10: 1951-57: Volume X, 1951-1957 (10) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1908996862 ISBN 13: 9781908996862

Publisher: Royal Irish Academy, 2016

Synopsis

DIFP X marks a major turning point in 20th century Irish foreign policy. It covers Ireland's 1955 admission to the United Nations. This massive change to Irish foreign policy, revealed for the first time in the original documents of the 1950s in DIFP X, is the point from which Ireland's global place amongst the nations in the 21st century originates. The volume covers the key themes of 1950s Irish foreign policy - UN membership, the renewed IRA campaign in Northern Ireland, the Suez Crisis, the Soviet Invasion of Hungary and the threat of a nuclear war. For the first time light is shed on the preparation of 'the War Book', the state manual through which Ireland would make its transition to World War Three. The highly sensitive issue of the overseas adoption of Irish children is covered in detail, providing a documentary source like no other available into this difficult chapter of Irish history. (Series: Documents on Irish Foreign Policy, Vol. 10) [Subject: Irish Studies, History]

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About the Author:

Catriona Crowe is Head of Special Projects at the National Archives of Ireland. She is Manager of the Irish Census Online Project, which has placed the 1901 and 1911 censuses online free of charge over the last 5 years. She is an Editor of Documents on Irish Foreign Policy and of Dublin 1911, both published by the Royal Irish Academy. She is Vice-President of the Irish Labour History Society, and a former President of the Women's History Association. She is Chairperson of the Irish Theatre Institute, which promotes and supports Irish theatre and has created an award-winning website of Irish theatre productions. She is Chairperson of the SAOL Project, a rehabilitation initiative for women with addiction problems, based in the North Inner City, and also Chairperson of the Inner Cirty Renewal Group, which delivers employment and welfare rights advice and support to the community in the North Inner City. She contributes regularly to the broadcast and print media on cultural and historical matters. She is a member of the Royal Irish Academy.

Review:

Impeccably edited, [...] the texts are laced with the sort of details that constantly surprise and inform the reader--John Bowman (12/03/2016)

The documents in this series are a vital resource for anyone interested in Ireland's history and the shaping of Irish foreign policy. The current volume in this impressive series covers a period of significant change in Irish foreign policy and in Ireland's place amongst the nations.--Minister Charles Flanagan, TD. (11/24/2016)

About this edition

• Publisher: Royal Irish Academy
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1908996862
• ISBN 13: 9781908996862
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 936
• Editor: Kennedy Michael, Crowe Catriona, Fanning Ronan, Keogh Dermot, O'Halpin Eunan, O'Malley Kate