Luck and the Irish

A Brief History of Change, 1970-2000

Professor R F Foster

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English

Penguin
18 August 2008

History; British & Irish history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000

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.

By: Professor R F Foster
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 179g
ISBN: 9780141017655
ISBN 10: 0141017651
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 18 August 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Luck and the Irish: A Brief History of Change, 1970-2000

The brilliance of the writing places him as a historian in a league of his own ... A balanced work offering his own distinctive, original and elegant insights -- Diarmaid Ferriter * Times Literary Supplement * Occasionally angry, sometimes whimsical and frequently hilarious ... Appeals both to those who know nothing and those who think they know everything -- Conor Gearty * Financial Times * Examines our society with fierce intelligence and insight -- Colm Tóibín * Irish Times * [Foster is] the great demythologizer of Ireland -- Terry Eagleton * Guardian *