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Article: An Accessible History of Modern Ireland. (Reviews).(From Union to Union. Nationalism, Democracy and Religion in Ireland: Act of Union to EU)(Book Review)

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From Union to Union. Nationalism, Democracy and Religion in Ireland: Act of Union to EU. Brian Girvin. Gill and Macmillan. [pounds]29.99. 278 pages. ISBN 0-7171-3336-2.

This is not yet another book on the Act of Union, or acts of union, but a splendidly clear chronological survey of the history of modem Ireland from 1801 to the 1960s by an established political scientist and historian. In seven readable chapters he makes accessible modem discussions on nationalism, democracy and religion while attempting to answer what could prove to be a very daunting final examination paper with such questions as: Why did the Irish not become British? Why did they resist the ... 







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