Irish Apartheid

Author : Sara Burke
Publisher : New Island Books
ISBN 13 : 9781848400368
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Apartheid written by Sara Burke and published by New Island Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Health services are at the top of the public and political agenda in Ireland. They dominate media coverage, incite passion and protests, and either enable or prevent people from living longer, healthier lives. Yet much of the rhetoric and discussion is confused; much of the spin inaccurate. Most people are unable to understand why the Irish health system is the way it is. This book demystifies and explains health services in Ireland. Going beyond the political rhetoric and media hysteria, it provides an understanding of this byzantine, unequal, dysfunctional system. The book exposes the apartheid that characterizes healthcare in Ireland, drawing on ordinary people's experiences, interviews with health professionals, and policy documents. Irish Apartheid should be required reading for policymakers, politicians, and health professionals.

Author : Kevin O'Sullivan
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526130548
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ireland, Africa and the end of empire written by Kevin O'Sullivan and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the twenty years after Ireland joined the UN in 1955, one subject dominated its fortunes: Africa. The first detailed study of Ireland’s relationship with that continent, this book documents its special place in Irish history. Adopting a highly original, and strongly comparative approach, it shows how small and middling powers like Ireland, Canada, the Netherlands and the Nordic states used Africa to shape their position in the international system, and how their influence waned with the rise of the Afro-Asian bloc. O’Sullivan chronicles Africa’s impact on Irish foreign policy; the link between African decolonisation and Irish post-colonial identity; and the missionaries, aid workers, diplomats, peacekeepers, and anti-apartheid protesters at the heart of Irish popular understanding of the developing world. Offering a fascinating account of small state diplomacy, and a unique perspective on African decolonisation, this book provides essential insight for scholars of Irish history, African history, international relations, and the history of NGOs, as well as anyone interested in Africa’s important place in the Irish public imagination.

Author : Mary Manning
Publisher : Gill & Macmillan Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788410254
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Striking Back written by Mary Manning and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Young shopworkers on Henry Street in Dublin, who in 1984 refused to handle the fruits of apartheid, provided me with great hope during my years of imprisonment, and inspiration to millions of South Africans.' Nelson Mandela Dunnes Stores cashier Mary Manning knew little about apartheid when, at the age of twenty-one, she refused to register the sale of two Outspan South African grapefruits under a directive from her union. She was suspended and nine of her co-workers walked out in support. They all assumed they would shortly return to work. But theirs were kindling voices, on the cusp of igniting a mass movement they couldn't even imagine. Despite harassment from the Gardaí and disparagement from the Irish government and even the Catholic Church, they refused to be silenced. Within months they were embroiled in a dispute that captured the world's attention. In this searing account, Mary tells the extraordinary story of their public fight for justice, as well as her emotive journey of discovery into her family's past. Mary's mother had been forced to carry a secret burden of shame for her whole life by the same oppressive establishment Mary was fighting. Striking Back is a provocative and inspiring story that epitomises the resilience of hope and the human spirit, even under the most formidable of circumstances. It shows that each of us has the power to change the world.

Author : Kevin O'Sullivan (Lecturer in history)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781781704905
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ireland, Africa and the End of Empire written by Kevin O'Sullivan (Lecturer in history) and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 20 years after Ireland joined the UN in 1955, one subject dominated its fortunes: Africa. The first detailed study of Ireland's relationship with that continent, this book documents its special place in Irish history.

Author : Robert Mshengu Kavanagh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Trauma We Share written by Robert Mshengu Kavanagh and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-12 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the Irish occupied a rich and fertile land, they were not Anglo-Saxons or Normans but Gaelic Celts; they were not Protestants, but Catholics. This was the cocktail of factors which led to the conquest, colonisation, and destruction of Celtic Ireland. What many do not know is that a great deal of Ireland's history mirrors the colonial history of Africa. It is almost as if the Irish experience was a dress rehearsal for what the West inflicted on Africa in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, except the agony of Ireland lasted a millennium. Many believe that brutal conquest and colonialism along with racial discrimination and apartheid only happened to Africans and that it happened because they are Africans, because they are black. When they are confronted by the trauma of the Irish - who were not Africans and not black - it makes it easier to understand Africa's trauma in the wider context of world history. 'The Trauma We Share' examines the parallels between Irish and African history to allow both to view their histories from an intriguing new perspective. The history of Ireland is bitter but at the same time heroic. Full of colourful and dramatic events, it makes gripping reading. A book both Irish and African readers will enjoy.

Author : Bryan Fanning
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472523725
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Histories of the Irish Future written by Bryan Fanning and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Histories of the Irish Future is an intellectual history of Ireland and a history of Irish crises viewed through the eyes of twelve key writers: William Petty, William Molyneux, Edmund Burke, Thomas Malthus, Richard Whately, Friedrich Engels, John Mitchel, James Connolly, Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, Jeremiah Newman, Conor Cruise O'Brien and Fintan O'Toole. Their analyses of the shifting conditions of Ireland and their efforts to address Ireland's predicaments are located within the wider social, political, economic and cultural anxieties of their times. The result is a pioneering interdisciplinary contribution to modern Irish history and Irish Studies that will appeal to students of politics, economic history, and philosophy.

Author : Kenneth L. Campbell
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 147256782X
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ireland's History written by Kenneth L. Campbell and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ireland's History provides an introduction to Irish history that blends a scholarly approach to the subject, based on recent research and current historiographical perspectives, with a clear and accessible writing style. All the major themes in Irish history are covered, from prehistoric times right through to present day, from the emergence of Celtic Christianity after the fall of the Roman Empire, to Ireland and the European Union, secularism and rapprochement with the United Kingdom. By avoiding adopting a purely nationalistic perspective, Kenneth Campbell offers a balanced approach, covering not only social and economic history, but also political, cultural, and religious history, and exploring the interconnections among these various approaches. This text will encourage students to think critically about the past and to examine how a study of Irish history might inform and influence their understanding of history in general.

Author : Anna Konieczna
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030036529
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Global History of Anti-Apartheid written by Anna Konieczna and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-04-15 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the global history of anti-apartheid and international solidarity with southern African freedom struggles from the 1960s. It examines the institutions, campaigns and ideological frameworks that defined the globalization of anti-apartheid, the ways in which the concept of solidarity was mediated by individuals, organizations and states, and considers the multiplicity of actors and interactions involved in generating and sustaining anti-apartheid around the world. It includes detailed accounts of key case studies from Europe, Asia, and Latin America, which illustrate the complex relationships between local and global agendas, as well as the diverse political cultures embodied in anti-apartheid. Taken together, these examples reveal the tensions and synergies, transnational webs and local contingencies that helped to create the sense of ‘being global’ that united worldwide anti-apartheid campaigns.

Author : Peter Hannon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780913342435
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When it Comes to the Crunch written by Peter Hannon and published by . This book was released on 1984* with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dukelow, Fiona
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447329627
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Irish Social Policy written by Dukelow, Fiona and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the first edition of Irish Social Policy was published in 2009, Ireland's enduring economic crisis was only beginning to emerge. In the time since, nearly all areas of Irish social policy have been significantly affected, as policy makers have sought to combat the numerous, multifaceted social challenges posed by Ireland's economic downfall. Retaining the first edition's original structure and the same highly accessible style, this second edition of Irish Social Policy is fully updated and revised to reflect these dramatic shifts. Needs and risks associated with recession and economic precarity have escalated, while social services have simultaneously been forced to cope with significant cutbacks and restructuring. Changes in the landscape of policy making processes and policy drivers are also occurring, as are shifts in the politics and ideas underpinning Ireland's social policy. Particularly timely in light of these ongoing changes, this imperative book offers a comprehensive and in-depth introduction to social policy in the evolving Ireland of today.