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The two unions : Ireland, Scotland, and the survival of the United Kingdom, 1707-2007 /

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Alvin Jackson examines the two Unions - the Anglo-Scots Union of 1707 and the British-Irish of 1801 - comparing their background, birth, and survival. In sustaining a comparison between the Unions, he illuminates the long history and current state of the United Kingdom.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jackson, Alvin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Subjects:
Great Britain > History.
Great Britain > Politics and government.
Scotland > History > Union, 1707.
Ireland > History > Union, 1801.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Grande-Bretagne > Politique et gouvernement.
Écosse > Histoire > 1707 (Acte d'union)
Irlande > Histoire > 1800 (Union)
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
Politics and government
Great Britain
Ireland
Scotland
1707-1801
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Alvin Jackson examines the two Unions - the Anglo-Scots Union of 1707 and the British-Irish of 1801 - comparing their background, birth, and survival. In sustaining a comparison between the Unions, he illuminates the long history and current state of the United Kingdom.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 467 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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