Ireland : Historival Echoes, Contemporary Politics

ISBN-13: 9780813332475 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 471 str.

Richard B. Finnegan

Opis

In one generation, modern Ireland has experienced rapid political, economic, and social transformation. Every aspect of Irish life and public policy has changed. Ireland: Historical Echoes, Contemporary Politics charts and explains the facets of that change--including the nation's economic development strategy, the education revolution, Irish language policy, the path of Church-State relations, the impact of the media, the dynamic role of women, and constitutional and political development as well. The book also charts Ireland's place in Europe and the world through the Second Irish Renaissance in music, literature, and the arts.Finnegan and McCarron also discuss the explosion of bitter ethnic conflict in the North. From the 1968 Civil Rights Movement to the 1998 Belfast Agreement, the authors examine the ensuing violence, the changing role of Sin Fein and the IRA, and the role of the United States in the conflict, and in the search for peace.

Spis treści

Introduction -- The Question of Irish History: From the Celts to O’Connell -- From the Famine to the Rising -- From Guerrilla War to Independence -- Doors Opening and Closing: Economy, Education, and the Irish Language -- Mixed Messages: The Catholic Church and the Media -- Veneration Versus Rights: The Role of Irish Women -- Catholic State or Catholic Nation: Political Culture, Constitution, and Political Structure -- The Chosen Few: Parties, Pressure Groups, and Policy -- Northern Ireland: The Gordian Knot Tied -- Northern Ireland: The Gordian Knot Untied? -- Ireland in the World: Policy, People, and the Arts

O autorze

Richard B Finnegan