Titl : |
Luck and the Irish : A brief history of change, 1970-2000 |
Doare an teul : |
testenn voulet |
Embanner : |
Penguin Books, 2007 |
Niver a bajennoù : |
240 p. |
Mentoù : |
16.1 x 2.4 x 24.6 cm |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-14-101765-5 |
Notenn hollek : |
Meneget eo ouzh ar golo kentañ : "A wonderfully entertaining and provocative read", Bernard O'Donoghue, Daily Telegraph ; "A brillantly written overview of where we are now, the strange way we got here, and where we might be headed... Very funny, full of sparky attitude", Joseph O'Connor, Sunday Independent, Books of the Year.
Meneget eo ouzh ar pevare golo : "Examines our society with fierce intelligence and insight", Colm Toibin, Irish Times, Book of the Year, Occasionally angry, sometimes whimsical and frequently hilarious... Appeals both to those who know nothing and to those who think they know everything", Conor Gearty, Financial Times ; "The brillance of the writing places him as a historian in a league of his own... A balanced work offering his own distinctive, original and elegant insights", Diarmaid Ferriter, Times Literary Supplement. |
Yezh : |
Saozneg (eng) |
Diverradenn : |
From about 1970, Irish history moved into a fast-forward phase. Roy Foster's new book looks at the roots of the changes which came with an almost completely unexpected wave of prosperity. With sympathy, astringency and humour, he examines the upheavals in economics, North-South attitudes, international relations, demography, gender roles, sexual mores, culture and religion which accompanied the boom, as well as the significance of such emblematic characters as Mary Robinson, Bob Geldof and Charles Haughey. "Luck and the Irish" also discusses the themes of corruption, scandal, New Age Celticism, popular culture and the occasional retreat into reactionary attitudes that followed the liberalization, enrichment and marketing of the New Ireland: and what these transformations mean for Irish history in the long run. |
Luck and the Irish : A brief history of change, 1970-2000 [testenn voulet] . - Penguin Books, 2007 . - 240 p. ; 16.1 x 2.4 x 24.6 cm. ISBN : 978-0-14-101765-5 Meneget eo ouzh ar golo kentañ : "A wonderfully entertaining and provocative read", Bernard O'Donoghue, Daily Telegraph ; "A brillantly written overview of where we are now, the strange way we got here, and where we might be headed... Very funny, full of sparky attitude", Joseph O'Connor, Sunday Independent, Books of the Year.
Meneget eo ouzh ar pevare golo : "Examines our society with fierce intelligence and insight", Colm Toibin, Irish Times, Book of the Year, Occasionally angry, sometimes whimsical and frequently hilarious... Appeals both to those who know nothing and to those who think they know everything", Conor Gearty, Financial Times ; "The brillance of the writing places him as a historian in a league of his own... A balanced work offering his own distinctive, original and elegant insights", Diarmaid Ferriter, Times Literary Supplement. Yezh : Saozneg ( eng)
Diverradenn : |
From about 1970, Irish history moved into a fast-forward phase. Roy Foster's new book looks at the roots of the changes which came with an almost completely unexpected wave of prosperity. With sympathy, astringency and humour, he examines the upheavals in economics, North-South attitudes, international relations, demography, gender roles, sexual mores, culture and religion which accompanied the boom, as well as the significance of such emblematic characters as Mary Robinson, Bob Geldof and Charles Haughey. "Luck and the Irish" also discusses the themes of corruption, scandal, New Age Celticism, popular culture and the occasional retreat into reactionary attitudes that followed the liberalization, enrichment and marketing of the New Ireland: and what these transformations mean for Irish history in the long run. |
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