The end of Irish history? : Reflections on the Celtic Tiger

Colin Coulter

ISBN 10: 0719062314 / ISBN 13: 9780719062315

Verlag: Manchester University Press, 2003

Beschreibung

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Ireland appears to be in the process of a remarkable social change, a process which has dramatically reversed a hitherto seemingly unstoppable economic decline. This exciting new book systematically scrutinises the interpretations and prescriptions that inform the 'Celtic Tiger'. Takes the standpoint that a more critical approach to the course of development being followed by the Republic is urgently required. Sets out to expose the fallacies that drive the fashionable rhetoric of Tigerhood. An esteemed list of contributors deal with issues such as immigration, the role of women, globalisation, and changing economic and social conditions.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780719062315

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The end of Irish history? : Reflections on the Celtic Tiger
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0719062314
• ISBN-13: 9780719062315
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 234B x 156 H x 12 T Millimeter Breite: 234 mm, Höhe: 156 mm, Tiefe: 12 mm
• Gewicht: 351 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

Ireland appears to be in the process of a remarkable social change, a process which has dramatically reversed a hitherto seemingly unstoppable economic decline. This exciting new book systematically scrutinises the interpretations and prescriptions that inform the ’Celtic Tiger’. Takes the standpoint that a more critical approach to the course of development being followed by the Republic is urgently required. Sets out to expose the fallacies that drive the fashionable rhetoric of Tigerhood. An esteemed list of contributors deal with issues such as immigration, the role of women, globalisation, and changing economic and social conditions.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Colin Coulter is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.

Steve Coleman is Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth