The Politics of Diplomacy
U.S. Presidents and the Northern Ireland Conflict, 1967-1998
Published on 12. August 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
276 pages
978-1-4744-3781-3 (ISBN)
Description
Developed through the prism of the U.S. presidency, and drawing on American, British, and Irish archival material, this major study examines the administrations of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton, tracing the attitudes of successive US presidents towards, and their involvement in, the Northern Ireland conflict.
Reviews / Votes
In this sweeping new study, James Cooper shows how American policy towards Ireland from Presidents Kennedy to Obama has played a central role in both U.S. domestic and foreign policy for over a half century. Well-written and based on exhaustive multiarchival research, Cooper is the first to so thoroughly cover the subject. What emerges is a book that is essential reading for all students of the presidency and U.S.-Irish relations. -- Luke A. Nichter, Texas A&M UniversityMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4744-3781-3 (9781474437813)
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Person
James Cooper is Senior Lecturer in History at Oxford Brookes University, UK. Previously he was the 20th Fulbright-Robertson Visiting Professor of British History at Westminster College, Missouri, USA, and Lecturer in Modern History at Aberystwyth University. In May 2016, Dr. Cooper was a Visiting Fellow at the Norwegian Nobel Institute.
Content
AcknowledgementsAuthor biographyAcronyms Introduction1: The Johnson, Nixon and Ford administrations2: The Carter administration3: The Reagan and Bush administrations4: The Clinton administrationConclusionSelect Bibliography