Overview
This book examines the British government's policy towards Ireland during the imperial crisis of 1750-83, focusing on its attempts to reassert control over Ireland's increasingly hostile Protestant parliament and populace. Anglo-Irish relations are placed in a wider imperial framework, taking account of British policy towards its colonies, particularly India and America. This book reassesses the importance of Townshend and constant residency; the impact of the north ministry on Irish policy; the significance of legislative independence; the nature of British party attitudes toward Ireland, and the influence of Irish public opinion.
- | Author: M. Powell
- | Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
- | Publication Date: Nov 05, 2002
- | Number of Pages: 280 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0333994027
- | ISBN-13: 9780333994023
