(Ebook) Teach Yourself The History of Ireland New Edition McGraw Hill 1st Edition by Finbar Madden ISBN ‎ 978-0071496902 ‎ 0071496904

(Ebook) Teach Yourself The History of Ireland New Edition McGraw Hill 1st Edition by Finbar Madden ISBN ‎ 978-0071496902 ‎ 0071496904

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ISBN 10:  ‎ 0071496904

ISBN 13: 978-0071496902

Author:  Finbar Madden

Untangle the history of this fascinating island

Teach Yourself The History of Ireland makes sound sense of the Emerald Isle's complicated history. You will learn about all the major players and events, from the wars of the ancient kings and British subjugation to the IRA's decommissioning of arms and the murders of Robert McCartney and Denis Donaldson.

Table of contents: 

Chapter 1: Ireland Before 1500
The earliest inhabitants
The arrival of the Celts
Political and social structures
The coming of Christianity
Vikings!
High Kings?
1167 and all that!
The arrival of Henry II
Beyond the Pale: establishing English control
Increasing control?
The decline of the colony
Edward Bruce
The Statutes of Kilkenny
Ireland and the Wars of the Roses
The power of the Kildares
Poynings' Law
Reformation and rebellion
The fall of the House of Kildare
The Reformation
Henry, King of Ireland
The Reformation after Henry
Hugh O'Neill
Rebellion in Munster

Chapter 2: Ireland in the 19th Century
The Catholic Association
O'Connell's election
The reforms of the 1830s
Repeal of the Union
The Great Famine
Emigration
The 1848 Rebellion
The Fenians
Gladstone and the Irish Question
The Home Rule movement emerges
Parnell
The Land League
Home Rule?
Kitty O'Shea
The second Home Rule Bill, 1893
Killing Home Rule with kindness
Culture, society and politics
Cultural renaissance
The Gaelic Athletic Association
New beginnings in literature
Revival and division
Republicanism rejuvenated
The IRB
Industrial unrest
Home Rule achieved?
The 1911 Parliament Act
Unionist opposition
'Ulster will fight'
Petitions, plans and private armies
Nationalist reactions
Gunrunning!
Civil war?
Ireland's war experience
Home by Christmas?

Chapter 3: Revolution and Independence
Making the break
The Volunteer split
England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity
Padraig Pearse
James Connolly
Planning the rising
Disaster strikes!
The Easter Rising
Military matters
All changed, changed utterly
The emergence of Sinn Féin
The Lloyd George talks
A changing political climate
Éamon de Valera
The Irish Convention
The conscription crisis
The 'German Plot'
The 1918 General Election
The establishment of Dáil Éireann
De Valera in America
Mission to Paris
The War of Independence
Michael Collins
The government's response
Atrocities
Dealing with Ulster
A truce
Talking
The Government of Ireland Act 1920
The freedom to achieve freedom?
Background negotiations
The Irish team
Britain's negotiators
A Boundary Commission
Decision time!
Debate and division

Chapter 4: Partition and the New States
A Provisional government
Countdown to conflict
Civil War
A Protestant parliament and a Protestant state
Violence in the north
Establishing the government of Northern Ireland
Nationalists and the new state
The government's reaction
PR and gerrymandering
The Boundary Commission
Politics after the Boundary Commission
States within a state?
The Northern Ireland economy

Chapter 5: The Irish Free State and the Republic
Breaking the links: the Irish Free State, 1922–39
State-building
Parliamentary structures
The institutions of state
Security
New parties
De Valera enters the Dáil
The 'Restless Dominion'
Society and economy
Countdown to election
De Valera takes over
The Blueshirts and the IRA
Dismantling the Treaty
A new Constitution
London's reaction
The economic war
The Anglo-Irish Agreements, 1938

Chapter 6: Northern Ireland 1960s–1990s
Extending the hand of friendship
Reactions to O'Neill's policies
The emergence of Revd Ian Paisley
Violence and division
The emergence of NICRA
NICRA's aims
Support and reaction
NICRA's tactics and O'Neill's response
Violence in Derry
The Five Point Reform Programme
The People's Democracy march
Aftermath
The 'crossroads election'
Another new leader
Countdown to chaos: 'the Troubles' begin
The summer of 1969
A long hot summer
The need for political solutions
The Downing Street Declaration
Reactions
The re-emergence of the IRA
The PIRA and the British Army
Protestant paramilitaries
Faulkner replaces Chichester-Clark
Political realignments
Internment
Reactions to internment
Bloody Sunday
Direct Rule
Reactions to the end of Stormont
1972: the blackest year
Power-sharing
Reactions
An Executive is formed
Sunningdale

Chapter 7: From Collapse to Agreement
Terms of the Agreement
Problems for the future
A house of cards?
The 1974 Westminster election
The shutdown begins
Wilson's fatal intervention
The search for a solution: 1974–85
Continuing the search
New security policies
The Peace People
The hunger strikes
Concessions granted?
The ballot box in one hand and the Armalite in the other
'Rolling devolution'
Concern for the SDLP
The New Ireland Forum
The Anglo-Irish Agreement
What was agreed?
Reactions
The unionist campaign of opposition
Results of the campaign
The beginning of the end: 1985–97
Sinn Féin and constitutional politics
The Hume-Adams talks
No end to the violence
Political progress?
Resurrecting hope
The Downing Street Declaration
Political reactions
The PIRA cessation
The loyalist response
The Framework Documents
Reactions
Decommissioning

Chapter 8: Peace, Politics, and Progress?
Forum elections
The peace talks
New Labour
The final countdown
The Good Friday Agreement and its aftermath
The terms of the Agreement
Policing
Reactions to the Agreement
Referenda
Assembly elections
A brighter future?
Stalled progress
Failure
Continuing impasse
Colombia and Bin Laden
Re-electing Trimble
Devolution dead
Elections or not?
Polling day
Another spanner in the works!
Leeds Castle
After Leeds Castle
Say cheese!
The 'deal'
Cops and robbers
Musical chairs
Decommissioning done
One problem after another
Kick-starting the process
Stormont under 'siege'
Divisions and developments
Collusion!
A vote for stability?

Chapter 9: The Republic of Ireland Since the 1960s
The Lemass years
Educational changes
Fine Gael
The impact of the north
In from the cold: Haughey as Taoiseach
Haughey's Ireland
Too many elections!
Constitutional crusade
The Ides of March?
Crisis renewed
A decade of scandals
Into a new millennium
Scandals
Election fever

Chapter 10: Science, Identity, and Influence

An Unlikely Science Superstar
Reaching for the Stars
The Big Bang
On the Horizon
Universal Questions
Collaboration, Compilation, and Consciousness

Chapter 11: Philosophy and Political Thought

The Purpose of Philosophy
Verification
Empirical Propositions and Hypothetical Statements
Logical Translation
Equality
The Concept of Scientific History
Does Political Theory Still Exist?
From Hope and Fear Set Free

Chapter 12: Computation and Excitable Media

Reaction-Diffusion, Excitation, and Computation
Subdivision of Space
Computation on and with Graphs
Computational Universality of Excitable Media
Phenomenology of Lattice Excitation and Emergence of Computation

Chapter 13: Hydrogeology and Aquifer Systems

A Tribute to Henry Darcy's Legacy
Henry Darcy: Immortalised by his Scientific Legacy
Henry Darcy's Public Fountains of the City of Dijon

The Measure of Permeability
What Grains Can Tell Us About Darcy Velocity
Measuring Porosity and Permeability on Drill Cuttings
The Quest for Permeability Evaluation in Wireline Logging
Aquifers Imagery and Hydrodynamic Parameters Estimation Using Proton Magnetic Resonance Soundings
Permeability Measurements in Argillaceous Rocks

Complex Hydrogeological Systems
Large Aquifers: Assessment of the Resource
Large Aquifers: Water Salinity and its Evolution
Karstic and Carbonate Aquifer Systems
Geothermal Aquifer Systems
Aquifer Contamination Studies
Aquifer Monitoring Systems and Management Rules

Chapter 14: Sonography and Medical Imaging

Sonography: Principles, Techniques, and Instrumentation
Adult Echocardiography
Pediatric Echocardiography
Abdominal Sonography
Sonography of the Thyroid and Scrotum
Endorectal Prostate Sonography
Obstetrical and Gynecologic Sonography
3D Obstetric and Gynecologic Sonography
Fetal Echocardiography
Breast Sonography
Abdominal Vascular Sonography
Cerebrovascular Sonography
Sonography of the Peripheral Veins
Peripheral Arterial Sonography
Neurosonology
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Chapter 15: Exploration and the Age of Discovery

Sparking the Age of Discovery
A Spicy Tale
Mapping the World
The Lure to Explore
Worth the Risks
The Norsemen from the North
Christopher Fulfills His Dream
Amerigo Comes to America
Named for Hudson
The Trip Around the World
Drake: A Hero or a Villain?

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