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Activities wise and otherwise : the career of Sir Henry Augustus Robinson, 1898-1922 /
"This is the first biography of Sir Henry Augustus Robinson, who in addition to his duties as a senior civil servant in Dublin's Custom House between 1898 and 1922, acted as unofficial adviser to British ministers on many of the major political issues of the day. A consummate administrator...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Sallins, Kildare :
Irish Academic Press,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Front Matter; Title Page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of Plates and Maps; Introduction; PART I; Activities Wise: The Official Robinson; Chapter 1 ; Family Background and Early Career; Chapter 2; Planning the Local Govenrment (Ireland) Act 1898; Chapter 3; Implementing the Act
- A Triumph for the Local Government Board; Chapter 4; A Remarkably Harmonius Working Relationship with the Local Councils; Chapter 5; A Focus on Ensuring Efficient Administration Rather than Improving Local Services?; Chapter 6.
- Was the LGB the Fountainhead of Corruption in Ireland?Chapter 7; 'We Never Were Subordinate, Except To Parliament'; PART II; Activities Otherwise: The Other Robinson; Chapter 8; Home Rule: 'You Will Find that The Ulstermen's Minimum Will Be Six Entire Counties, No Option'; Chapter 9; Booting Out a Weak and Incompetent Lot; Chapter 10; The World War: The War To Unite Us All?; Chapter 11; The Easter Rising: Was There A Living Soul ... Who Was Prepared for What was to Follow?; Chapter 12; 'Sheer Madness' To Attempt Conscription; Chapter 13.
- 'A Fair and Square Fight ... As To Who is Going to Govern the Country'Chapter 14; Supporting the Chaotic Administration of Lord French; Chapter 15; The Sinn Fein Takeover of Local Government and the Government's Response; Chapter 16; 'It was Difficult to Say Who Really was Safe in Those Days'; Chapter 17; Drafting and Implementing The Government of Ireland Act; Chapter 18; 'The Surrender of the government to Sinn Fein'; Chapter 19; Family Matters and Final Years, 1922-27; Chapter 20; Conclusions; Select Bibliography; Index; Plate Section.