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

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.

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

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the perspective of a young historian who came of age in the century's final quarter, drawing on memoirs and previously unpublished sources to offer insight into the nation's bitterly divided society and its role in continental Europe.

The Transformation of Ireland

Abrams Press

A Nation and not a Rabble: The Irish Revolution 1913-23

The Revelation of Ireland: 1995-2020

Profile Books, Ltd.

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)

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

This is a ground-breaking history of the twentieth century in Ireland, written on the most ambitious scale by a brilliant young historian. It is significant that it begins in 1900 and ends in 2000. Most accounts have begun in 1912 or 1922 and largely ignored the end of the century. Politics and political parties are examined in detail but high politics does not dominate the book, which rather sets out to answer the question: 'What was it like to grow up and live in 20th-century Ireland?' It makes extensive use of unused or neglected sources. It deals with the North in a comprehensive way, focusing on the social and cultural aspects, not just the obvious political and religious divisions.

The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000

World

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