The End of Irish History? - Reflections on the Celtic Tiger (Paperback)

Ireland appears to be in the throes of a remarkable process of social change. The purpose of this book is to systematically scrutinize the interpretations and prescriptions that inform the deceptively simple metaphor of the "Celtic Tiger." The standpoint of the book is that a more critical approach to the course of development being followed by the Republic is urgently required. The essays collected here set out to expose the fallacies that drive the fashionable rhetoric of Tigerhood. Four of these fallacies--that Ireland has cast off the chains of economic dependency, that everyone is benefiting from the economic recovery, that personal freedom and liberty are at an unprecedented level for all citizens, and that Ireland is also experiencing a period of strong cultural renaissance--are vigorously challenged.

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2003
First published:	2003
Editors:	Colin Coulter • Steve Coleman
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-6231-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	0-7190-6231-4
Barcode:	9780719062315

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