Charles Townshend is the author of the highly praised Easter 1916- The Irish Rebellion and The Republic- The Fight for Irish Independence, 1918-1923. The Partition forms the third part of his trilogy on how Ireland became independent. His other books include When God Made Hell- The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Making of Iraq, 1914-21.
A model of research and analysis ... Townshend's concise and
intelligent book ... tells a painful story that is probably not yet
over.
*Daily Telegraph*
A layered and mostly fair assessment of the dynamics, deal,
prejudices and delusions that created the Border in Ireland ...
This is a timely and important book, not just because of the
centenary of the creation of Northern Ireland but because so much
of its content remains relevant to understanding contemporary
preoccupations and controversies.
*Irish Times*
The completion of the trilogy is delivered with Townshend's
characteristic scholarly panache ... he brings into unforgiving
focus the carelessness, double-dealing and myopia which has
bedevilled Britain's government of Ireland ... laconic but
conclusive.
*The Spectator*
Townshend, a leading scholar of modern Irish history, has written
an authoritative study of the origins of Ireland's partition.
*Financial Times*
An important book that provides not only a background to events one
hundred years ago but is highly relevant to events that are still
unfolding today ... Well written, full of insights and impressively
topical.
*Aspects of History*
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