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The Revelation of Ireland: 1995-2020 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781800810969)
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xTHE NUMBER 1 IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER
Ireland is a strikingly different country now to the one it was in the mid-1990s. Dramatic economic, social and cultural changes, including the Celtic Tiger boom and increasingly secular debate about abortion, the status of women and same-sex marriage underlined the scale of the transformation. The new diversity of the population and literary and musical prowess also revealed a country experiencing rapid alteration. The road to peace - that saw an end to war in Northern Ireland and culminated in the first visit to southern Ireland of a reigning British monarch in 100 years - illuminated the new Anglo-Irish dynamic. Explosive revelations about deep betrayals from the past destroyed the credibility of the traditionally powerful Catholic Church. And in the wake of the 2008 financial crash, Ireland rebounded and rebuilt to great success, but remained plagued by health and housing failures. Economic recovery, the end of civil war politics, ever closer European involvement and Anglo-Irish highs were followed by Brexit lows and increasing talk of Irish unity. There is much to open people's eyes in this riveting account of contemporary Ireland. As the Republic enters its second century of independence, and the North continues to grapple with the legacy of the Troubles, Diarmaid Ferriter makes historical sense of post-1990s Ireland, and what lies in the darkest corners of its archives.
Author: Diarmaid Ferriter
ISBN-10: 1800810962
ISBN-13: 9781800810969
Publisher: Ips - Profile Books
Language: English
Published: 12/02/2025
Pages: 560
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.00w x 1.50d
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024
An Irish Times Book of the Year 2024
Ireland is a strikingly different country now to the one it was in the mid-1990s. Dramatic economic, social and cultural changes, including the Celtic Tiger boom and increasingly secular debate about abortion, the status of women and same-sex marriage underlined the scale of the transformation. The new diversity of the population and literary and musical prowess also revealed a country experiencing rapid alteration. The road to peace - that saw an end to war in Northern Ireland and culminated in the first visit to southern Ireland of a reigning British monarch in 100 years - illuminated the new Anglo-Irish dynamic. Explosive revelations about deep betrayals from the past destroyed the credibility of the traditionally powerful Catholic Church. And in the wake of the 2008 financial crash, Ireland rebounded and rebuilt to great success, but remained plagued by health and housing failures. Economic recovery, the end of civil war politics, ever closer European involvement and Anglo-Irish highs were followed by Brexit lows and increasing talk of Irish unity. There is much to open people's eyes in this riveting account of contemporary Ireland. As the Republic enters its second century of independence, and the North continues to grapple with the legacy of the Troubles, Diarmaid Ferriter makes historical sense of post-1990s Ireland, and what lies in the darkest corners of its archives.
Author: Diarmaid Ferriter
ISBN-10: 1800810962
ISBN-13: 9781800810969
Publisher: Ips - Profile Books
Language: English
Published: 12/02/2025
Pages: 560
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.00w x 1.50d
By Diarmaid Ferriter
xDiarmaid Ferriter is Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin and a member of the Royal Irish Academy. His previous books include The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000, Occasions of Sin, Ambiguous Republic, A Nation and not a Rabble, On The Edge, Between Two Hells and the international bestseller The Border. He is a regular broadcaster on radio and television and a columnist for the Irish Times.
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