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Œuvres de D.W. Harkness

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Nom canonique
Harkness, D.W.
Sexe
male
Nationalité
Ireland
Pays (pour la carte)
Ireland
Lieu de naissance
Dublin, Ireland
Études
Campbell College, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
University of Cambridge (Corpus Christi College)
Trinity College, Dublin
Professions
Professor of Modern History, Queen's University Belfast
Courte biographie
D.W. Harkness was born in Dublin and was educated at Campbell College, Belfast, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and at Trinity College Dublin. He was a lecturer in history at the University of Kent at Canterbury and subsequently became Professor of Modern History at Queen's University Belfast.

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This well written and argued book has stood the test of time. While written in 1969 it is still of relevance as Harkness was the first historian to examine the changing Irish role in commonwealth affairs since Independence up until the 1932 General Election when Fianna Fáil assumed power and ceased attending meetings. The Irish role in the commonwealth is linked with the Irish role in the League of Nations at this time as the policy was to assert the new state in both organisations, find allies, and to distinguish her from Britain. This she did and Harkness particularly demonstrates the close relationship formed with Canada and South Africa which benefitted all countries. In my view the book should be followed up with by reading Michael Kennedy’s Ireland and the League of Nations as they complement each other and Kennedy’s is a recent publication on early Irish foreign policy.… (plus d'informations)
 
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thegeneral | Aug 13, 2011 |

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Œuvres
7
Membres
40
Popularité
#370,100
Évaluation
3.0
Critiques
1
ISBN
12
Langues
1