The two unions : Ireland, Scotland, and the survival of the United Kingdom, 1707-2007 / Alvin Jackson.

Author/creator Jackson, Alvin
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoOxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Descriptionxiii, 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [409]-447) and index.
ISBN9780199593996 (acid-free paper)
ISBN019959399X (acid-free paper)