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Modern Ireland
Modern Ireland
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This masterful blend of narrative and interpretation examines how key events in Irish history contributed to the creation of the "Irish Nation"
In Modern Ireland: 1600-1972, R.F. Foster provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of Irish history and key cultural, religious, and political events that shaped the country.
"The most brilliant and courageous Irish historian of his generation"
—Colm Tóibín, London Review of Books
"Remarkable ... Foster gives a wise and balanced account of both forces of unity and forces of diversity ... a master work of scholarship"
—Bernard Crick, New Statesman
"'A tour de force ... Anyone who really wants to make sense of Ireland and the Irish must read Roy Foster's magnificent and accessible Modern Ireland"
—Anthony Clare
"A magnificent book. It supersedes all other accounts of modern Irish history"
—Conor Cruise O'Brien, Sunday Times
In Modern Ireland: 1600-1972, R.F. Foster provides a comprehensive and detailed overview of Irish history and key cultural, religious, and political events that shaped the country.
"The most brilliant and courageous Irish historian of his generation"
—Colm Tóibín, London Review of Books
"Remarkable ... Foster gives a wise and balanced account of both forces of unity and forces of diversity ... a master work of scholarship"
—Bernard Crick, New Statesman
"'A tour de force ... Anyone who really wants to make sense of Ireland and the Irish must read Roy Foster's magnificent and accessible Modern Ireland"
—Anthony Clare
"A magnificent book. It supersedes all other accounts of modern Irish history"
—Conor Cruise O'Brien, Sunday Times
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ISBN
9780140132502
Publishers
Penguin Books Ltd
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Height: 196 mm
Width: 130 mm
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