Description for Ireland This Century
Hardcover. Clean copy. Fine in dustwrapper. DW has minor wear to edges but remains very good
This book assesses Ireland's major political, social and cultural developments during this troubled century. With a chronological appraoch to the events that have shaped a nation, this book provides both an impression of day-to-day life in Ireland since 1900, while also offering a political and historical overview of the period. It is a portrait of a nation's struggle to define itself; to translate the strong national identity of the Irish abroad into a coherent homogeneity at home. Blighted, or blessed, with a deeply ambivalent attitude to the power of the English influence over the centuries, the Irish people have for ... Read more
This book assesses Ireland's major political, social and cultural developments during this troubled century. With a chronological appraoch to the events that have shaped a nation, this book provides both an impression of day-to-day life in Ireland since 1900, while also offering a political and historical overview of the period. It is a portrait of a nation's struggle to define itself; to translate the strong national identity of the Irish abroad into a coherent homogeneity at home. Blighted, or blessed, with a deeply ambivalent attitude to the power of the English influence over the centuries, the Irish people have for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Little, Brown
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
372
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780316907392
SKU
KOC0027500
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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