| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 278 pages) |
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Book collections on Project MUSE
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| Contents |
There is no map of Ireland -- In the teeth of the tiger -- Strangers at home -- No traditions without change : listeners make the music -- Passing on the farms : from family to Euro-business -- Parish life : the job of keeping the faith in changing times -- The new Irish -- Global Ireland and places called home |
| Summary |
From the Publisher: Ireland Now is an accessible guide to understanding how Ireland and the Irish people have changed during the past fifteen years. Largely as a result of the country's rapidly expanding economy, Ireland has been transformed from one of the poorest to one of the richest countries in the European Union. William Flanagan uses personal, firsthand stories from a wide range of Irish citizens, including the elderly, farmers, people in small towns and rural areas, and new immigrants, to illustrate how various segments of the population are coping with a shifting social landscape. Flanagan skillfully weaves his stories of real people together to reflect themes of promise and loss attached to economic upheaval, the struggle to maintain traditional ways in the face of new social and moral orders, the effort to adapt to a country with an enhanced place in the world economy, and the challenge of remaining at home as the meaning of home becomes forever changed. Based on years of Flanagan's personal experience and careful research in Ireland, this important book examines the nature of Irish character and the fusion of tradition and change. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in Ireland and Irish identity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-278) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
National characteristics, Irish.
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HISTORY / Europe / Ireland
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Economic history
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Manners and customs
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National characteristics, Irish
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Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Ireland -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85067984
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Ireland -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96010844
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Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068054
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Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
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| Subject |
Ireland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007019491 |
| ISBN |
0268079641 |
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9780268079642 |
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