LEADER 02659nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910666731703321 005 20210318180658.0 010 $a1-281-34192-4 010 $a9786611341923 010 $a0-19-803987-5 010 $a1-4356-4254-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000483541 035 $a(EBL)415505 035 $a(OCoLC)476242918 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000194778 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11178689 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000194778 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10232306 035 $a(PQKB)10049658 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC415505 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000483541 100 $a20071003d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLuck and the Irish$b[electronic resource] $ea brief history of change from 1970 /$fR.F. Foster 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (241 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-517952-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-214) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Culture and anarchy in Ireland c. 1970-2000 -- The miracle of loaves and fishes -- How the Catholics became Protestants -- 'The party fight and funeral' : Fianna Fa?il and Irish politics in the late twentieth century -- 'Big, mad children' : The south and the north -- How the short stories became novels -- Conclusion: The strange death of romantic Ireland. 330 $aRoy Foster is one of Ireland's leading historians, the author of the much acclaimed two-volume biography of Yeats as well as the definitive history Modern Ireland, which has been hailed as ""dazzling"" (New York Times Book Review) and ""elegant, erudite, wise, witty"" (Irish Times). Now, this brilliant writer offers a ""short and combative"" account of Ireland's astonishing transformation over the last three decades. Has there really been an ""economic miracle""? Where does the explosion of cultural energy in music, literature, and theater come from? Has the power of the Catholic Church really 607 $aIreland$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aIreland$xEconomic conditions$y20th century 607 $aIreland$xPolitics and government$y1949- 607 $aIreland$xCivilization$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a941.7082 700 $aFoster$b R. F$g(Robert Fitzroy),$f1949-$01135788 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910666731703321 996 $aLuck and the Irish$92904384 997 $aUNINA