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About this book
THE NUMBER 1 IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER
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.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: Roaring Inside
- 1: The Ghost of Patrick MacGill: Irish Political Culture
- 2: Sand and Concrete: Northern Irelandâs Road to Compromise
- 3: âGod and Socialism were Booted out the Same Gapâ: The Economy
- 4: Great Harbours Open to All?: Ireland and the World
- 5: âThe Gimlet Eye of a Canon Lawyerâ: The Loosening Grip of Catholicism
- 6: âThe Avowal of an Intentionâ: The Social Contract
- 7: âThe Totality of Emotionâ: Cultural Currents and Remembrance
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- Permissions
- Sources and Bibliography
- Index
- Also by Diarmaid Ferriter
- Copyright