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On the Edge: Ireland’s off-shore islands: a modern history
Diarmaid Ferriter
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ONSIDE NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 The islands off the coast of Ireland have long been a source of fascination. Seen as repositories of an ancient Irish culture and the epitome of Irish romanticism, they have attracted generations of scholars, artists and filmmakers, from James Joyce to Robert O'Flaherty, looking for a way of life uncontaminated by modernity or materialism. But the reality for islanders has been a lot more complex. They faced poverty, hardship and official hostility, even while being expected to preserve an ancient culture and way of life. Writing ... Read more
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ONSIDE NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 The islands off the coast of Ireland have long been a source of fascination. Seen as repositories of an ancient Irish culture and the epitome of Irish romanticism, they have attracted generations of scholars, artists and filmmakers, from James Joyce to Robert O'Flaherty, looking for a way of life uncontaminated by modernity or materialism. But the reality for islanders has been a lot more complex. They faced poverty, hardship and official hostility, even while being expected to preserve an ancient culture and way of life. Writing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2020
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781256442
SKU
9781781256442
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About Diarmaid Ferriter
Diarmaid Ferriter is one of Ireland's best- known historians and is Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD. His books include The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000 (2004), Judging Dev: A Reassessment of the life and legacy of Eamon de Valera (2007), Occasions of Sin: Sex and Society in Modern Ireland (2009) and Ambiguous Republic: Ireland in the 1970s (2012). His ... Read more
Reviews for On the Edge: Ireland’s off-shore islands: a modern history
On the Edge is a superb book, painstakingly researched and brilliantly written.
Irish Examiner
Ferriter skilfully poses big questions with the small stories of small places
Irish Times
...packed with intriguing analysis and historical detail
Irish Independent
This timely book is a good a place as any to start an important debate
Sunday ... Read more
Irish Examiner
Ferriter skilfully poses big questions with the small stories of small places
Irish Times
...packed with intriguing analysis and historical detail
Irish Independent
This timely book is a good a place as any to start an important debate
Sunday ... Read more