Party Politics in a New Democracy - The Irish Free State, 1922-37 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book offers a timely, and fresh historical perspective on the politics of independent Ireland. Interwar Ireland's politics have been caricatured as an anomaly, with the distinction between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael bewildering political commentators and scholars alike. It is common for Ireland's politics to be presented as an anomaly that compare unfavourably to the neat left/right cleavages evident in Britain and much of Europe. By offering an historical re-appraisal of the Irish Free State's politics, anchored in the wider context of inter-war Europe, Mel Farrell argues that the Irish party system is not unique in having two dominant parties capable of adapting to changing circumstances, and suggests that this has been a key strength of Irish democracy. Moreover, the book challenges the tired cliche of 'Civil War Politics' by demonstrating that events subsequent to Civil War led the Fine Gael/Fianna Fail cleavage dominant in the twentieth-century.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Political History
Release date:	December 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Mel Farrell
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	332
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-63584-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	3-319-63584-0
Barcode:	9783319635842

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