The Handover
Dublin Castle and the British withdrawal from Ireland, 1922
Published on 16. January 2022
Book
Hardback
200 pages
978-1-911479-84-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book illustrates the 1922 handover of power by the outgoing British administration to the Provisional Government of Ireland led by Michael Collins in early 1922. The handover fell between the Treaty split of January 1922 and the outbreak of the Civil War in June 1922 and is usually overshadowed by both. The book bridges this gap by telling a relatively unfamiliar but hugely important story.
Reviews / Votes
In their introduction to The Handover, authors John Gibney and Kate O'Malley say that their aim is 'to give a sense of the outward manifestations of power shifting at a precise moment in time and in a particular place with immense historical associations.' In this, they have succeeded triumphantly. Lavishly illustrated with fascinating photographs, documents and maps, this is a relatively short book which covers a lot of ground. -- David McCullagh * The Handover - David McCullagh on the last days of British rule *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Dublin
Ireland
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 2200 mm
Width: 1750 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-911479-84-0 (9781911479840)
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E-Book
01/2022
Royal Irish Academy
€21.99
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Persons
John Gibney holds a doctorate in History from Trinity College Dublin. He has researched and published widely on Restoration Ireland, Irish historiography, and the Irish Revolution. Kate O'Malley is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin where she received both her BA and PhD. She is Secretary of the Royal Irish Academy's International Affairs Committee and a Research Associate of the Centre for Contemporary Irish History, TCD. Her research interests are Irish diplomatic and political history, twentieth century Indian history, British imperial and Commonwealth history, British decolonisation, intelligence history and transnational history.