Luck and the Irish [[electronic resource] ] : a brief history of change from 1970 / / R.F. Foster

• Autore: Foster R. F (Robert Fitzroy), <1949->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
• Disciplina: 941.7082
• Soggetto geografico: Ireland History 20th century; Ireland Economic conditions 20th century; Ireland Politics and government 1949-; Ireland Civilization 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-214) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: 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 Fáil 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Roy 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Luck and the Irish
• ISBN: 1-281-34192-4; 9786611341923; 0-19-803987-5; 1-4356-4254-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910666731703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II