Luck and the Irish: A Brief History of Change 1970-2000

Foster, R. F.

ISBN 10: 0713997834 / ISBN 13: 9780713997835

Published by Allen Lane, London, 2007

About this Item

original cloth hardcover,228 pages,PAGE EDGES BROWNED,otherwise very good in good only unclipped dustwrapper.Shelf N16.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Luck and the Irish: A Brief History of Change 1970-2000
• Publisher: Allen Lane, London
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0713997834
• ISBN 13: 9780713997835
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
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Synopsis

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 relations, demography, gender roles, sexual mores, culture and religion which accompanied the boom, as well as the significance of such emblematic characters as Mary Robinson, Bob Geldof and Charles Haughey.

Luck and the Irish also discusses the themes of corruption, scandal, New Age Celticism, popular culture and the occasional retreat into reactionary attitudes that followed the liberalization, enrichment and marketing of the New Ireland: and what these transformations mean for Irish history in the long run.

About the Author

R. F. Foster is Carroll Professor of Irish History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford. His books include Modern Ireland, 1600-1972, The Irish Story and W. B. Yeats: A Life.