JACQUELINE FITZGIBBONI.B. Tauris£76.50ISBN 9781838604004 Reviewed by Angus Mitchell Angus Mitchell is a historian and lives in Limerick. This study by Jacqueline Fitzgibbon extends from her Ph.D work at University College Cork. Well written and rigorously researched, it makes a considerable addition to the body of literature on American foreign policy. Furthermore, it provides … Read more
EOIN KINSELLA Four Courts Press €45 ISBN Reviewed by Colum Kenny Colum Kenny BL, professor emeritus, is a former chairperson of the Master’s in Journalism at Dublin City University. This book’s cover and a block of glossy, coloured photos define it. At the top of the jacket is the Victorian Albert College, once an agricultural … Read more
BRIAN M. WALKER The History Press £15.95 ISBN 9780750991292 Reviewed by John Gibney John Gibney is Assistant Editor with the Royal Irish Academy’s Documents on Irish Foreign Policy series. Divided into four sections, the avowed purpose of this book is to explore the role of history within contemporary political life on the island of Ireland. … Read more
FERGUS WHELAN Irish Academic Press €29.95 ISBN 9781788551212 Reviewed by Tim Murtagh Tim Murtagh is a research fellow with the Beyond 2022 Project, PRONI. There have recently been a number of biographies of United Irishmen: Kenneth Dawson’s biography of Samuel Neilson appeared in 2017 (The Belfast Jacobin, Irish Academic Press, 2017), while Jim Smyth’s short … Read more
MICHAEL KENNEDY, EUNAN O’HALPIN and BERNADETTE WHELAN (eds) Royal Irish Academy €50 ISBN 9781911479253 Reviewed by Deaglán de Bréadún It was an exciting time in Irish politics, especially on the international stage. The latest volume of Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) is the twelfth in the series and covers the period from 11 October … Read more