Understanding Contemporary Ireland

Author : Richard Breen
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1349204641
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Contemporary Ireland written by Richard Breen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty years ago the Irish State embarked on a programme of development which rapidly transformed the economy and with it Irish society. This book is about that transformation and its effects. In particular, it focuses on the relationship between the policies pursued by the State and the class structure of Ireland. It argues that, despite promises of general prosperity, the benefits of Ireland's economic development have been very unevenly distributed, leading to a growing polarisation between social classes.

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ISBN 13 : 9780312035570
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Total Pages : 248 pages
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Author : Brendan Bartley
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Contemporary Ireland written by Brendan Bartley and published by Pluto Press (UK). This book was released on 2007 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A student-friendly overview of Ireland and the economic and social transformations since the 1980s

Author : Richard Breen
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780333524961
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Contemporary Ireland written by Richard Breen and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1990-01-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty years ago the Irish State embarked on a programme of development which rapidly transformed the economy and with it Irish society. This book is about that transformation and its effects. In particular, it focuses on the relationship between the policies pursued by the State and the class structure of Ireland. It argues that, despite promises of general prosperity, the benefits of Ireland's economic development have been very unevenly distributed, leading to a growing polarisation between social classes.

Author : Richard Breen
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9781349204649
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Contemporary Ireland written by Richard Breen and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-07-27 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty years ago the Irish State embarked on a programme of development which rapidly transformed the economy and with it Irish society. This book is about that transformation and its effects. In particular, it focuses on the relationship between the policies pursued by the State and the class structure of Ireland. It argues that, despite promises of general prosperity, the benefits of Ireland's economic development have been very unevenly distributed, leading to a growing polarisation between social classes.

Author : Margaret Hallissy
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1611176638
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Contemporary Irish Fiction and Drama written by Margaret Hallissy and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the key themes and events essential to understanding Irish fiction and drama In Understanding Contemporary Irish Fiction and Drama, Margaret Hallissy examines the work of a cross-section of important Irish writers of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries who are representative of essential issues and themes in the canon of contemporary Irish literature. Included are early figures John Millington Synge and James Joyce; dramatists Brian Friel, Conor McPherson, and Tom Murphy; and prize-winning contemporary fiction writers such as Edna O'Brien, Joseph O'Connor, William Trevor, Roddy Doyle, and Colum McCann. Each chapter focuses on one significant representative piece of contemporary Irish fiction or drama by filling in its cultural, historical, and literary background. Hallissy identifies a key theme or key event in the Irish past essential to understanding the work. She then analyzes earlier literary compositions with the same theme and through a close reading of the contemporary work provides context for that background. The chapters are organized chronologically by relevant historical events, with thematic discussions interspersed. Background pieces were chosen for their places in Irish literature and the additional insight they provide into the featured works.

Author : Eoin O'Malley
Publisher : Red Globe Press
ISBN 13 : 023051670X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Ireland written by Eoin O'Malley and published by Red Globe Press. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ireland has been transformed in the last quarter century from a poor, traditional society to one of the wealthiest and most globalized countries in the world. This broad-ranging text provides an accessible and up-to-date introduction to Irish society, politics and culture as well as developments in its economy and place in Europe and the world"--

Author : Senia Paseta
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 019157757X
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Modern Ireland: A Very Short Introduction written by Senia Paseta and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2003-03-27 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a book about the Irish Question, or more specifically about Irish Questions. The term has become something of a catch-all, a convenient way to encompass numerous issues and developments which pertain to the political, social, and economic history of modern Ireland.The Irish Question has of course changed: one of the main aims of this book is to explore the complicated and shifting nature of the Irish Question and to assess what it has meant to various political minds and agendas. No other issue brought down as many nineteenth-century governments and no comparable twentieth-century dilemma has matched its ability to frustrate the attempts of British cabinets to find a solution; this inability to find a lasting answer to the Irish Question is especially striking when seen in the context of the massive shifts in British foreign policy brought about by two world wars, decolonization, and the cold war. Senia Paseta charts the changing nature of the Irish Question over the last 200 years, within an international political and social historical context. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Author : Brendan Bartley
Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Understanding Contemporary Ireland written by Brendan Bartley and published by Pluto Press (UK). This book was released on 2007 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a detailed, student-friendly overview of Ireland in the twenty first century and the remarkable economic and social transformations that have occurred since the late 1980s. The "Celtic Tiger" phenomenon has made Ireland the focus of much attention in recent years. Other countries have openly declared that they want to follow the Irish economic and social model. Yet there is no book that gives a comprehensive, spatially-informed analysis of the Irish experience.This book fills that gap. Divided into four parts -- planning and development, the economy, the political landscape, and population and social issues -- the chapters provide an explanation of a particular aspect of Ireland and Irish life accompanied by illustrative material. In particular, the authors reveal how the transformations that have occurred are uneven and unequal in their effects across the country and highlight the challenges now facing Irish society and policy-makers.Written by experts in the field, it is a key text for those wishing to understand the contemporary Irish economic and social landscape.