The Churchills in Ireland: Controversies and Connections Since the Seventeenth Century

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- The Churchills in Ireland: An Introduction / Robert McNamara -- 1. Sir Winston Churchill and Restoration Ireland / Coleman A. Dennehy -- 2. 'Marlborough's first independent command': John Churchill's Military Campaign in Ireland, 1690 / John Jeremiah Cronin -- 3. Writing and Fighting the Churchills: Strange and Surprising Connections between the Churchills, the Hookes and Ireland / Thomas Byrne -- 4. Lord Randolph Churchill's Irish Apprenticeship and its Aftermath, 1877-85 / Catherine B. Shannon -- 5. Lord Randolph Churchill and Ireland: The Road to and from the Orange Card, 1886-1893 / Catherine B. Shannon -- 6. Churchill and Ulster Unionists: 1918-1925 / Kevin Matthews -- 7. Winston Churchill and Eamon de Valera: A Thirty-Year 'Relationship' / David Freeman -- 8. 'On the thin crust of ashes, beneath which the lava is still glowing': Winston Churchill, the Historian and Ireland / Robert McNamara -- 9. Winston Churchill: The Untold Story of Young Winston and his American Mentor / Michael McMenamin -- 10. 'Dear Brendan': Winston Churchill and Brendan Bracken / Charles Lysaght -- Bibliography -- Index. Publisher Marketing: This title provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of the Churchill family on Ireland and Irish history. The book explores biography, Irish history and politics, Anglo-Irish relations and military history. Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2012 pg. 21 (EAN 9780716530848, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  McNamara, Robert Dr. Robert McNamara is currently the Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate College at The Citadel. He is also the Director of the 2 + 2 program in Criminal Justice and a Professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice. He also serves as the Executive Director of The Case Hartmann Foundation, a non-profit organization that attempts to provide assistance and recognition to social workers, police officers, military personnel, and families in need. Dr. McNamara is a former faculty member and Director of the Center for Social Research at Furman University. He is the author of a variety of books on topics such as juvenile delinquency, crime, multiculturalism in the criminal justice system, social problems, homelessness, interracial couples, prostitution, policing, foster care, urban sociology and social gerontology. Dr. McNamara has also served as a Senior Research Fellow for the National Strategy Information Center, the Policy Lab, the Police Executive Research Forum, in Washington, D. C. and the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, in Baltimore, MD. He also served as a consultant for the Executive Office of Weed and Seed in Washington, DC and has published numerous articles on a variety of topics and has been a consultant for state, federal and private agencies on topics such as AIDS, drug abuse, urban redevelopment, homelessness, policing, and gangs, and health care. He also worked with the Regional Community Policing Institute at Eastern Kentucky University to study school safety in eight high schools across the state. He also worked with the Mexican government and the National Strategy Information Center to develop an anti-corruption curriculum in their public schools. Dr. McNamara holds a Ph. D. in Sociology from Yale University.