The Partition av Charles Townshend

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<p><b>A <i>NEW STATESMAN </i>BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021</b><br><b><br>''A model of research and analysis ... Townshend''s concise and intelligent book tells a painful story that is probably not yet over'' Simon Heffer, <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><b><br> A compelling history of the turbulent journey to Irish independence, published for the centenary of the Partition</b><br><br> In the aftermath of the horrors of the Irish Famine, the grim, distrustful relationship between Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom deteriorated into a generations-long argument about ''Home Rule''. The unprecedented nature of the Irish problem - with most Irish people wanting to break away from the world''s largest Empire - made it extraordinarily difficult for either side to come up with a compromise. For many years actual independence seemed inconceivable. And then, as these bitter disputes continued, it became clear that under no circumstances would the Protestants be party to any of it.<br><br><i>The Pa