Empire and Ireland: The Transatlantic Career of the Canadian Imperialist Hamar Greenwood, 1870–1948

Roy MacLaren

Published by McGill-Queen's University Press 2015

Empire and Ireland

The Transatlantic Career of the Canadian Imperialist Hamar Greenwood, 1870–1948

Roy MacLaren

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780773582224

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About this book

How the liberal imperialist Hamar Greenwood filled his controversial role as chief secretary for Ireland.

Author / Editor information

MacLaren Roy :

Roy MacLaren has been a diplomat, businessman, minister in three federal cabinets, and Canada's high commissioner to the United Kingdom.The Honourable Roy MacLaren, a former diplomat, businessman, and minister in the federal government, is the author of African Exploits, Commissions High, and The Fundamental Things Apply.

Reviews

“An important contribution to our knowledge and understanding of British, Canadian, and imperial history in the early twentieth century.” Tony McCulloch, UCL Institute of the Americas

“A fine work of historical scholarship written to a high literary standard, Empire and Ireland brings to life an important transatlantic Canadian who, like many others before the Second World War, made his mark at the centre of the British Empire.” Neville Thompson, author of Canada and the End of the Imperial Dream

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Front Matter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Canadian Origins, 1870–1895 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
British Beginnings, 1895–1906 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
House of Commons, 1906–1910 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
A Member for the Empire, 1910–1911 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	70
Pre-War Ambitions, 1911–1914 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
First World War, 1914–1918 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
Postwar Upheavals, 1918–1920 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
Ireland, 1919–1920 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
New Men and New Measures, 1920 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
A Pussyfoot Chief Secretary, 1920 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Reprisals and Reprisals, 1920–1921 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Peace Feelers, 1920–1921 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	196
Final Manoeuvrings, 1921 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	219
Truce, 1921 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
A Resolution of Sorts, 1921–1922 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	246
Postwar Alarms and Excursions, 1922–1924 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	260
Egypt and Palestine, 1925 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
Last Days in the House of Commons, 1925–1930 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	284
House of Lords and the World of Business, 1930–1948 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325
Biographical Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	331
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	361
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	373

Language: English
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
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- Other: 21 b&w photos

eBook

Published: May 1, 2015
ISBN: 9780773582224