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15%OFFWilliam Flanagan - Ireland Now: Tales of Change from the Global Island - 9780268028862 - 9780268028862
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Ireland Now: Tales of Change from the Global Island

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Description for Ireland Now: Tales of Change from the Global Island paperback. Largely as a result of the country's expanding economy, Ireland has been transformed from one of the poorest to one of the richest countries in the European Union. This is a guide to understanding how Ireland and the Irish people have changed over the years. It also examines the nature of Irish character and the fusion of tradition and change. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJPR; 3JMC; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBTB; JFC; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 463.

Ireland Now is an accessible guide to understanding how Ireland and the Irish people have changed during the past fifteen years. Largely as a result of the country's rapidly expanding economy, Ireland has been transformed from one of the poorest to one of the richest countries in the European Union. William Flanagan uses personal, first-hand stories from a wide range of Irish citizens, including the elderly, farmers, people in small towns and rural areas, and new immigrants, to illustrate how various segments of the population are coping with a shifting social landscape.

Flanagan skillfully weaves his stories of real people ... Read more

Based on years of Flanagan's personal experience and careful research in Ireland, this important book examines the nature of Irish character and the fusion of tradition and change. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in Ireland and Irish identity.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268028862
SKU
9780268028862
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About William Flanagan
William Flanagan is professor of sociology at Coe College. He is the author of Urban Sociology: Images and Structure and Contemporary Urban Sociology.

Reviews for Ireland Now: Tales of Change from the Global Island
“This book is valuable because it digs beneath the endlessly repeated litany of the rapid changes in modern Ireland, such as ‘globalization,’ ‘the Celtic Tiger,’ ‘Fourth highest per capita GDP in the world,’ ‘church in decline,’ ‘educated young people,’ and the list goes on. Ireland Now lays out the changing Ireland framework and the goal of finding how it plays ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Ireland Now: Tales of Change from the Global Island


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