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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819988903321

Autore

Whelan Bernadette

Titolo

American government in Ireland, 1790-1913 : a history of the US Consular Service / / Bernadette Whelan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press

New York, : distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, c2010

ISBN

1-78170-328-0

1-84779-355-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Disciplina

941.7081

Soggetti

Diplomatic and consular service, American - Ireland - History - 18th century

Diplomatic and consular service, American - Ireland - History - 19th century

United States Foreign relations Ireland

Ireland Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations Great Britain

Great Britain Foreign relations United States

Ireland Politics and government 18th century

Ireland Politics and government 19th century

Ireland Foreign relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-288) and index.

Nota di contenuto

9780719083013; 9780719083013; Copyright Page; Contents; List of tables; List of appendices; Terms and usage; Preface; The United States consular service in Ireland:appointments and conditions, 1790-1906; 'Oh Lord, not in my district, Amen':*consular work in Ireland, 1790-1907; Protecting the Union:the American Civil War, 1861-5; 'Our Guardian Angel abroad':* Americanforeign policy and Irish nationalism, 1865-70; Building the Union, 1865-1913:the immigration process; Conclusion; Appendix 1.1; Appendix 4.1; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, Bernadette Whelan reconstructs American consular activity in Ireland from 1790 to 1913 and elucidates the interconnectedness of



America's foreign interests, Irish nationalism and British imperialism.