The Power Game by Stephen Collins
An uncompromising analysis of twentieth-century Irish politics and the men who controlled the destiny of an entire nation, now updated and in paperback for the first time.
'Reads like a John Grisham thriller' -- Pat Kenny
'A pivotal work that focuses on where we are, politically, in Ireland at the start of the new millennium.' -- The Irish Times * The Irish Times *
'The internal loyalties and cliques, the way in which such loyalty is ignored when expediency demands, and the actual and suspected abuse of power are just some of the impressions received from this chronicle ... Much of the material ... has been aired in the very recent past in the various tribunals so that it is familiar ground to the reader, and all the more fascinating for that.' -- Bookview Ireland
'After a brief chapter on the Founding Fathers de Valera and Lemass, four comprehensive and well-paced sections systematically blow the gaffe on the Lynch years, the Haughey years, the Reynolds years and on to ahem Ahern.' -- Books Ireland * Books Ireland *
'It is a well told account of modern Irish history and of the party which has dominated it, and looks set to continue to do so for some time to come. Highly recommended.' -- Tuam Herald * Tuam Herald *
'A pivotal work that focuses on where we are, politically, in Ireland at the start of the new millennium.' -- The Irish Times * The Irish Times *
'The internal loyalties and cliques, the way in which such loyalty is ignored when expediency demands, and the actual and suspected abuse of power are just some of the impressions received from this chronicle ... Much of the material ... has been aired in the very recent past in the various tribunals so that it is familiar ground to the reader, and all the more fascinating for that.' -- Bookview Ireland
'After a brief chapter on the Founding Fathers de Valera and Lemass, four comprehensive and well-paced sections systematically blow the gaffe on the Lynch years, the Haughey years, the Reynolds years and on to ahem Ahern.' -- Books Ireland * Books Ireland *
'It is a well told account of modern Irish history and of the party which has dominated it, and looks set to continue to do so for some time to come. Highly recommended.' -- Tuam Herald * Tuam Herald *
STEPHEN COLLINS is political editor of the Sunday Tribune and is a frequent contributor to radio and television programmes on political matters. He has written several books, including The Haughey Files and Spring and the Labour Story. His latest book, The Power Game, charting the rise and fall and rise again of the Fianna Fáil party, is a bestseller.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780862787202 |
| ISBN 10 | 0862787203 |
| Title | The Power Game |
| Author | Stephen Collins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | O'Brien Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2001-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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