Details

Description

1 online resource (vii, 278 pages)

text txt rdacontent

computer c rdamedia

online resource cr rdacarrier

data file

Series

JSTOR EBA.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-278).

Contents

There is no map of Ireland -- In the teeth of the tiger -- Strangers at home -- No traditions without change : listeners make the music -- Passing on the farms : from family to Euro-business -- Parish life : the job of keeping the faith in changing times -- The new Irish -- Global Ireland and places called home.

Note

Print version record.

Access

Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL

Summary

From the Publisher: Ireland Now is an accessible guide to understanding how Ireland and the Irish people have changed during the past fifteen years. Largely as a result of the country's rapidly expanding economy, Ireland has been transformed from one of the poorest to one of the richest countries in the European Union. William Flanagan uses personal, firsthand stories from a wide range of Irish citizens, including the elderly, farmers, people in small towns and rural areas, and new immigrants, to illustrate how various segments of the population are coping with a shifting social landscape. Flanagan skillfully weaves his stories of real people together to reflect themes of promise and loss attached to economic upheaval, the struggle to maintain traditional ways in the face of new social and moral orders, the effort to adapt to a country with an enhanced place in the world economy, and the challenge of remaining at home as the meaning of home becomes forever changed. Based on years of Flanagan's personal experience and careful research in Ireland, this important book examines the nature of Irish character and the fusion of tradition and change. It will appeal to anyone with an interest in Ireland and Irish identity.

Reproduction

Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL

System Details

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL

Processing Action

digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL

Language

English.

Local Note

JSTOR

Subject

National characteristics, Irish.

Ireland -- Economic conditions.

Ireland -- Social conditions.

Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.

Ireland -- Social life and customs -- 21st century.

Irlandais.

Irlande -- Conditions économiques.

Irlande -- Conditions sociales.

Irlande -- Mœurs et coutumes -- 20e siècle.

Irlande -- Mœurs et coutumes -- 21e siècle.

Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974

Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815

National characteristics, Irish. (OCoLC)fst01033448

Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811

HISTORY / Europe / Ireland

Ireland. (OCoLC)fst01205427

Chronological Term

1900-2099

Genre/Form

Electronic books.

Other Form:

Print version: Flanagan, William G. (William George), 1942- Ireland now. Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, ©2007 (DLC) 2007019491

ISBN

0268079641

9780268079642 (electronic bk.)

9780268028862 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

0268028869 (pbk. ; alk. paper)