The two unions : Ireland, Scotland, and the survival of the United Kingdom, 1707-2007 / Alvin Jackson.
| Author/creator | Jackson, Alvin |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012. |
| Description | xiii, 467 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Ireland, Scotland, and the survival of the United Kingdom, 1707-2007 |
| Contents | The measures and their histories -- The survival of the unions : overview -- The survival of the unions : people, ideas, institutions -- Reflections on the unions. |
| Abstract | Alvin Jackson examines the two Unions--the Anglo-Scots Union of 1707 and the British-Irish of 1801--comparing their background, birth, and survival. In sustaining a comparison between the Unions, he illuminates the long history and current state of the United Kingdom. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-447) and index. |
| ISBN | 9780199593996 (acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 019959399X (acid-free paper) |