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Truth, Power and Lies - Irish Society and the Case of the Kerry Babies (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
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Truth, Power and Lies - Irish Society and the Case of the Kerry Babies (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)
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In 1984 the bodies of two infants were discovered in County Kerry.
The police were convinced the mother and murderer was Joanne Hayes,
a young, unmarried woman who had become pregnant from an affair she
had with a married man. The Hayes family and the girl were set upon
by the police, two Tribunals of Inquiry, the Catholic Church, and
public opinion. Sensational country-wide media coverage galvanized
an angrier public response. Did Joanne have twins? Did she kill
them, and was her family involved? Did the police force their
confessions? The police were exonerated and the family blamed. One
of Ireland's leading sociologists provides a fascinating analysis
of moder Irish society through the case, and especially the place
of the Catholic Church and abortion rights. Tom Inglisn explains
that it is important to retell the story because justice might not
have been done. But he goes further to explain how the case is an
improtant part of understanding how the second half of twentieth
century Ireland saw a transition form a traditional, rural,
conservative, and Catholic society to the modern, urban, liberal,
and secular one that is emerging today. In particular, it
represents a watershed for the position of women in Irish society,
many of whom were motivated to protest for the first time.
General
Imprint: |
University College Dublin Press
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Country of origin: |
Ireland |
Release date: |
November 2003 |
First published: |
May 2004 |
Authors: |
Tom Inglis
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
304 |
Edition: |
Illustrated Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-904558-01-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
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LSN: |
1-904558-01-1 |
Barcode: |
9781904558019 |
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