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Article: The Irish question in American Foreign Policy.(United States Foreign Policy and Ireland: From Empire to Independence, 1913-29)(Book review)
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- Irish Literary Supplement
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- March 22, 2007
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BERNADETTE WHELAN United States Foreign Policy and Ireland." From Empire to Independence, 1913-29 Four Courts Press, 2006, 65.00 [euro]
BERNADETTE WHELAN has followed her comprehensive study of Ireland and the Marshall Plan by moving back in time to analyze United States policy towards Ireland during the formative period of modern Irish history that encompassed World War I, a violent uprising against British rule in Ireland, nd the early years of the independent Irish state. While this study encompasses the administrations of Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge, it is undoubtedly the first who is the most interesting character in the book. In ...