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How did Irish and American diplomacy operate in Washington DC and Dublin during the 1930s era of economic depression, rising fascism and Nazism? How did the Anglo-American relationship affect American-Irish diplomatic relations? Why and how did Éamon de Valera and Franklin D. Roosevelt move their countries towards neutrality in 1939? This first comprehensive history of American and Irish diplomacy during the 1930s focuses on formal and informal diplomacy, examining all aspects of diplomatic life to explain the relationship between the two administrations from 1932 to 1939. Bernadette Whelan reveals how diplomats worked on behalf of their governments to implement Franklin D. Roosevelt and Éamon de Valera's foreign policies - particularly when Éamon de Valera believed in the existence of a 'special' transatlantic relationship but Franklin D. Roosevelt increasingly favoured a strong relationship with Britain. Drawing on a wide range of under-used sources, this is a major new contribution to the history of American and Irish diplomacy and revises our understanding of the importance of Ireland to a US administration.

The implementation of the Marshall Plan in Europe from 1947 to 1951 has been increasingly well documented as archival materials have become available. Although U.S. motivations and the extent of the U.S. contribution to rehabilitating and uniting Europe, thwarting Communism, and consolidating democracy are still debated by historians, there is little disagreement about the impressive size and logistics of the program. However, not all of the assistance delivered was in the form of food, finance, and technical advice. Ideological and psychological weapons were also used. This article examines all of these aspects of the Marshall Plan and how the campaigns actually worked in a country that has often been left out of analyses of the postwar reconstruction Ireland. Because Ireland had been neutral during the war and wanted to remain neutral afterward, the question of participating in a U.S. sponsored program that did not include the Communist European states (because the Soviet Union vetoed their participation) raised sensitive questions within Ireland about the desirability of being so conspicuously aligned with a Western bloc.

The implementation of the Marshall Plan in Europe from 1947 to 1951 has been increasingly well documented as archival materials have become available. Although U.S. motivations & the extent of the U.S. contribution to rehabilitating & uniting Europe, thwarting Communism, & consolidating democracy are still debated by historians, there is little disagreement about the impressive size & logistics of the program. However, not all of the assistance delivered was in the form of food, finance, & technical advice. Ideological & psychological weapons were also used. This article examines all of these aspects of the Marshall Plan & how the campaigns actually worked in a country that has often been left out of analyses of the postwar reconstruction -- Ireland. Because Ireland had been neutral during the war & wanted to remain neutral afterward, the question of participating in a U.S. sponsored program that did not include the Communist European states (because the Soviet Union vetoed their participation) raised sensitive questions within Ireland about the desirability of being so conspicuously aligned with a Western bloc. Adapted from the source document.

Faced with a double whammy of unprecedented financial challenges and rapidly rising need and demand, there is an urgent need for everyone involved in health, housing and social care to work together more effectively. Yet all too often these are separate worlds, with few people understanding how each sector works or the key opportunities and barriers which exist. Against this background, the National Housing Federation and the Health Services Management Centre (HSMC) at the University of Birmingham have worked together to produce this special edition, exploring future scope for joint working an

Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Dedication; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Enlightenment; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Emigration; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Modernism; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.