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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-10110883017X

ISBN-139781108830171

eBay Product ID (ePID)23050391880

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Number of Pages350 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameDe Valera and Roosevelt : Irish and American Diplomacy in Times of Crisis, 1932-9

Publication Year2020

SubjectEurope / Ireland, United States / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorBernadette Whelan

Subject AreaHistory

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight28.2 Oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2020-021937

Reviews'This is a terrific book. Professor Whelan explains a formative decade in US-Irish diplomatic relations that has been largely ignored, despite the shattering international events of the 1930s. She gives a brilliant inside look at the personalities and skills of diplomats at work. Highly recommended.' Francis M. Carroll, University of Manitoba

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal327.730417

Table Of ContentPart I. Soft Diplomacy and the Diplomat: 1. Introduction; 2. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Éamon de Valera and the foreign policy world; 3. The US diplomat's life in Ireland; 4. The Irish diplomat's life in the US; Part II. New Regimes Settle in: 5. Transatlantic migrant tide; 6. De Valera's Ireland; 7. Roosevelt's America; 8. Common worlds, 1939; 9. Conclusion; Appendix 1. List of Irish officials in the US; Appendix 2. List of US officials in Ireland.

SynopsisHow did Irish and American diplomacy operate in Washington DC and Dublin during the 1930s era of economic depression, rising fascism and Nazism? How did the Anglo-American relationship affect American-Irish diplomatic relations? Why and how did amon de Valera and Franklin D. Roosevelt move their countries towards neutrality in 1939? This first comprehensive history of American and Irish diplomacy during the 1930s focuses on formal and informal diplomacy, examining all aspects of diplomatic life to explain the relationship between the two administrations from 1932 to 1939. Bernadette Whelan reveals how diplomats worked on behalf of their governments to implement Franklin D. Roosevelt and amon de Valera's foreign policies - particularly when amon de Valera believed in the existence of a 'special' transatlantic relationship but Franklin D. Roosevelt increasingly favoured a strong relationship with Britain. Drawing on a wide range of under-used sources, this is a major new contribution to the history of American and Irish diplomacy and revises our understanding of the importance of Ireland to a US administration., This first comprehensive history of American and Irish diplomacy during the 1930s examines how all aspects of formal and informal diplomacy operated between the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Éamon de Valera, focusing on the diplomats based in Washington DC and Dublin respectively., How did Irish and American diplomacy operate in Washington DC and Dublin during the 1930s era of economic depression, rising fascism and Nazism? How did the Anglo-American relationship affect American-Irish diplomatic relations? Why and how did Éamon de Valera and Franklin D. Roosevelt move their countries towards neutrality in 1939? This first comprehensive history of American and Irish diplomacy during the 1930s focuses on formal and informal diplomacy, examining all aspects of diplomatic life to explain the relationship between the two administrations from 1932 to 1939. Bernadette Whelan reveals how diplomats worked on behalf of their governments to implement Franklin D. Roosevelt and Éamon de Valera's foreign policies - particularly when Éamon de Valera believed in the existence of a 'special' transatlantic relationship but Franklin D. Roosevelt increasingly favoured a strong relationship with Britain. Drawing on a wide range of under-used sources, this is a major new contribution to the history of American and Irish diplomacy and revises our understanding of the importance of Ireland to a US administration.

LC Classification NumberE183.8.I6W485 2021