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Luck and the Irish : A brief history of change by R.F. Foster
Category: History
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 ...Show more
Luck and the Irish : A brief history of change 1970-2000 by R.F. Foster
Category: History
From 1970, things were changing in Ireland - the Celtic Tiger had finally woken, and the rules for everything from gender roles and religion to international relations were being entirely rewritten. "Luck and the Irish" examines how the country has weathered these last thirty years of change, and what t ...Show more
Modern Ireland 1600-1972 by R F Foster
Category: History
Masterfully blending narrative and interpretation, and R.F. Foster's Modern Ireland: 1600-1972 looks at how key events in Irish history contributed to the creation of the 'Irish Nation'. 'The most brilliant and courageous Irish historian of his generation' Colm Tóibín, London Review of Books 'Remarkabl ...Show more
The Irish Story : Telling Tales and Making it Up in Ireland by R. F. Foster
Category: History
In this provocative and extremely funny book Roy Foster demolishes the cliches that surround Ireland's past, examining how key moments from its history have been turned into myths - and, more recently, airbrushed and repackaged for Hollywood and popular culture. Whether discussing the 'misery tourism' o ...Show more
Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890-1923 by R. F. Foster
Category: History
This book offers a searing cultural history of the remarkable generation who transformed Ireland, from R. F. Foster. It was the winner of the times Literary Supplement Books of the Year and Observer Books of the year 2014. Vivid Faces surveys the lives and beliefs of the people who made the Irish Revolu ...Show more
Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890-1923 by R. F. Foster
Category: History
A searing cultural history of the remarkable generation who transformed Ireland, from R. F. Foster Vivid Faces surveys the lives and beliefs of the people who made the Irish Revolution: linked together by youth, radicalism, subversive activities, enthusiasm and love. Determined to reconstruct the world ...Show more
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