Éamon de Valéra and the survival of democracy in inter-war Ireland

Journal of Contemporary History

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 213-226

  Kissane, Bill ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

1937 Constitution; De Val ra; ; Democracy; Inter war crisis; Irish free state

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249136044     PISSN: 00220094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022009407075554     Document Type: Review

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