Table of Contents

1 Union to rebellion 2 Land and politics 3 Nationalism old and new 4 Unionism old and new 5 Labour rise and fall 6 The Ulster crisis 7 The Easter Rising 8 The rise of Sinn Fein 9 The War of Independence 10 The Anglo-Irish Treaty 11 The Irish Civil War 12 The establishment of the Northern Ireland state 13 Conclusion Index of people Index of historians General index