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Blooming Dublin: Choice, Change and Contradiction
Anne Simpson
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Description for Blooming Dublin: Choice, Change and Contradiction
Hardcover. 8vo. Good copy .Irish Local History.
Dublin is the city of Joyce and verbal swagger. Since the 1970s Dublin has experienced more than its fair share of excitement: a Papal visit; a period of unaccustomed stability following a damaging inflationary dash for growth; the celebration of the city's millennium; a woman elected Ireland's President for the first time in history; and in 1991 Dublin is the European City of Culture. This book examines the tensions and contradictions involved in an old, isolated culture as it surges towards a modern identity. Will the young Dubliners' quest for a pluralist and internationally aware society be crushed by what ... Read more
Dublin is the city of Joyce and verbal swagger. Since the 1970s Dublin has experienced more than its fair share of excitement: a Papal visit; a period of unaccustomed stability following a damaging inflationary dash for growth; the celebration of the city's millennium; a woman elected Ireland's President for the first time in history; and in 1991 Dublin is the European City of Culture. This book examines the tensions and contradictions involved in an old, isolated culture as it surges towards a modern identity. Will the young Dubliners' quest for a pluralist and internationally aware society be crushed by what ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Mainstream Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1991
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851583249
SKU
KEX0290150
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
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