What If? Alternative Views of Twentieth-Century Irish History: An Entertaining and Thought-Provoking Counter-History of Twentieth-Century Ireland

<p>We all know that there was nothing inevitable about much of modern Ireland's history. Things could have turned out very differently, so it is natural to wonder what would have happened if certain events had never occurred or happened in a different way. This book asks the question: What if? Ferriter looks at 20 events in twentieth century Ireland and discusses each with 2 experts to speculate on how things might have developed had circumstances been different. In doing so, the programs also shed much new light on what actually did happen; how Ireland changed during the course of the twentieth century and the experiences of those who lived through it. The big questions are tackled: what if there had been no 1916 Rising; if Ireland had been invaded during World War II; if there had been no programs for economic expansion; if Mary Robinson had not been elected president in 1990? But the book also poses other, less obvious, questions: what if Joyce and Beckett had stayed in Ireland, if Britain had blocked Irish immigration in the 1950s; if there had been no Late Late Show, or Magill Magazine or no Ben Dunne revelations; if Bishop Eamon Casey had never met Annie Murphy, or John Charles McQuaid had never been Archbishop of Dublin? What if? Not only offers a glimpse of what might have been, it is also an entertaining, thoughtful, provocative and original look at some of the milestones of twentieth century Irish history.</p>

What If?: Alternative Views of Twentieth-Century Ireland

History

Diarmaid Ferriter

Europe

Gill & MacMillan, Limited

Gill Books

The Irish Famine

Colm. Toibin

Profile Books

" Lovers of liberty? " : Local government in 20th century Ireland

National Archives of Ireland

<p>A narrative history of twentieth-century Ireland is a social, political, and cultural survey from the perspective of a young historian who came of age in the century's final quarter, drawing on memoirs and previously unpublished sources to offer insight into the nation's bitterly divided society and its role in continental Europe.</p>

The Transformation of Ireland

Abrams Press

Ambiguous Republic: Ireland in the 1970s

Ferriter, Diarmaid. Ambiguous republic - Ireland in the 1970s. London, Profile Books, [2012]. 24 cm. xi, 823 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white). Original Hardcover with original dustjacket. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. 'Hard-nosed scholarship and moral passion underpin Diarmaid Ferriter's work.' Now he turns to the key years of the 70s, when after half a century of independence, questions were being asked about the old ways of doing things. Ambiguous Republic considers the widespread social, cultural, economic and political upheavals of the decade, a decade when Ireland joined the EEC; when for the first time a majority of the population lived in urban areas; when economic challenges abounded; which saw too an increasingly visible feminist moment, and institutions including the Church began to be subjected to criticism. Diarmaid Ferriter's earlier books have been described as 'a landmark' and 'an immense contribution'; making 'brilliant use of new sources'; 'prodigiously gifted', and 'groundbreaking'. All those words apply to this important book based on recently opened archives and unique access to the papers of Jack Lynch and Liam Cosgrave. (Wikipedia)

Profile Books, Ltd.

This new edition of Dublin's Fighting Story features stories and reports from every aspect of the Irish War of Independence, from the formation of the Fianna Éireann and the Volunteers, through the Great Dublin Strike and Lock-out in 1913, and the 1916 Rising, to the death of Sean Treacy in a bloody street shoot-out, the triumph and tragedy of Bloody Sunday, and the burning of the Customs House. ""Belongs on every bookshelf wherever green is worn. . . The reemergence of this classic is to be welcomed."" - Irish Voice

Dublin's Fighting Story 1916-21: Told by the Men Who Made It (Fighting Stories)

Mercier Press

This volume, comprising Colm Toibin's acclaimed short text and linked collection of key documents put together by one of Ireland's younger historians, offers a many-sided view of one of history's moist poignant and far-reaching catastrophes.

The Irish famine: A documentary

Literature & Fiction

World Literature

Profile Books in association with London Review of Books

'Occasions of Sin' charts the Irish sexual experience over the course of the 20th century. In tackling the public and private worlds of Irish sex, this book is groundbreaking in its scope and ambition, covering such subjects as abortion, pregnancy, celibacy, contraception, prostitution, marriage, and popular culture.

Occasions of Sin

Profile Books(GB)

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