Luck and the Irish: A Brief History of Change, 1970-2000 (平装)
分類: 图书,进口原版书,History(历史),Europe(欧洲),Ireland,
品牌: R. F. Foster
基本信息出版社:Penguin (2008年7月3日)平装:240页正文语种:英语ISBN:0141017651条形码:9780141017655产品尺寸及重量:19.4 x 12.2 x 1.6 cm ; 182 gASIN:0141017651
商品描述内容简介From 1970, things were changing in Ireland - the Celtic Tiger had finally woken, and the rules for everything from gender roles and religion to international relations were being entirely rewritten. "Luck and the Irish" examines how the country has weathered these last thirty years of change, and what these changes may mean in the long run. R. F. Foster also looks at how characters as diverse as Gerry Adams, Mary Robinson, Charles Haughey and Bob Geldof have contributed to Ireland's altered psyche, and uncovers some of the scandals, corruption and marketing masterminds that have transformed Ireland - and its luck.作者简介R. F. Foster is Carroll Professor of Irish History at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford. His books include Modern Ireland, 1600-1972, The Irish Story and W. B. Yeats: A Life.