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Drawn from papers delivered at a conference sponsored by the Department of Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland commemorating the two-hundredth anniversary of Gladstone's birth, this collection of essays examines the famed British Prime Minister's important relationship with Ireland. Topics discussed include Gladstone's Home Rule legacy, the role of Irish peers in Irish policy directions, Gladstone in the contemporary press, Gladstone and imperialism and Gladstone's impact on the British Raj in India. Individual papers include several black and white illustrations and a volume-wide index is provided. Contributors are historians from a variety of universities in Ireland and the UK. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
