Ireland Since 1939
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Summary
Offers a narrative of contemporary Ireland. This book shows that although the two states of Ireland have divergent histories, they are interdependent and mirroring ideologies have fuelled them. It also covers various events and developments on the island since the outbreak of the second world war.
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Ireland Since 1939 by Henry Patterson
Synthesizing a vast body of scholarly work, Henry Patterson offers a compelling narrative of contemporary Ireland as a place poised between the divisiveness of deep-seated conflict and the modernizing - but perhaps no less divisive - pull of ever-greater material prosperity. Although the two states of Ireland have strikingly divergent histories, Patterson shows more clearly than any previous historian how interdependent those histories - and the mirroring ideologies that have fuelled them - have been. With its fresh and unpredictable readings of key events and developments on the island since the outbreak of the second world war, "Ireland Since 1939" is an authoritative and gripping account from one of the most distinguished Irish historians at work today.
"Offer[s] original insight and a comprehensive synthesis of historical research. . Patterson's detailed analysis of the [peace] process is impressive."
-The Irish Times
"Above all, this book is admirably non-determinist, avoids facile optimism, and administers some mordant thrusts."
-Financial Times
-The Irish Times
"Above all, this book is admirably non-determinist, avoids facile optimism, and administers some mordant thrusts."
-Financial Times
Henry Patterson is Professor of Politics at the University of Ulster. His previous books include The Politics of Illusion: A Political History of the IRA.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844881048 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844881040 |
| Title | Ireland Since 1939 |
| Author | Henry Patterson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-02-26 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |