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| Titre : | Northern Ireland, a Place Apart : in Qwerty, n°8 (1998) (2004) |
| Auteurs : | Paul BRENNAN, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Etudes irlandaises (Numéro spécial hors série - 2004 2004) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 177-191 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
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| Résumé : |
Article reproduit dans le numéro spécial hors série des Etudes Irlandaises en hommage à Paul Brennan, originellement publié dans Qwerty, n°8 (1998). During the 1964 electoral campaign Harold Wilson committed himself to introducing reform in Northern Ireland. He was the first party leader to have made such a commitment. However, he could not but be fully aware that if he became Prime Minister he would inherit a code of behaviour as regards Northern Ireland practised by every British government since 1921. At the same time, as Leader of the Labour party, he also inherited certain attitudes and a number of positions on the province forged since the early days of his party and during the period 1945-51 when Labour formed the government. What path did Harold Wilson and the government he headed adopt once in power? Did he break with those traditions? Circumstances, largely influenced by the demands for social and political change in the 1960s, were to lead to a British government involvement in Northern Ireland and the laying of the foundations of an approach which was to have considerable influence on all subsequent British government policy as regards the province |
| Pays de publication : | France |
| Lieu de publication : | Villeneuve d'Ascq |
| Mention de responsabilité : | Paul Brennan |
| Fonds : | Médiathèque |
