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The Transformation Of Ireland 1900-2000

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Profile Books, Jul 9, 2010 - History - 896 pages
A ground-breaking history of the twentieth century in Ireland, written on the most ambitious scale by a brilliant young historian. - It is significant that it begins in 1900 and ends in 2000 - most accounts have begun in 1912 or 1922 and largely ignored the end of the century. Politics and political parties are examined in detail but high politics does not dominate the book, which rather sets out to answer the question: 'What was it like to grow up and live in 20th-century Ireland'?- It makes extensive use of unused or neglected sources.- It deals with the North in a comprehensive way, focusing on the social and cultural aspects, not just the obvious political and religious divisions.
  

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This hefty 890 pages covers the history of Ireland from the time of the struggle for independence to the current emergence as an economic power in the times of the Celtic tiger. It covers this period ... Read full review

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Diarmaid Ferriter was born in Dublin in 1972. One of Ireland's leading historians, he is Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin and author of The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000 (Profile Books, 2004) and Occasions of Sin: Sex and Society in Modern Ireland (Profile Books, 2009).

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