Luck and the Irish. A Brief History of Change, 1970-2000, Paperback - R. F. Foster

From 1970, things were changing in Ireland - the Celtic Tiger had finally woken, and the rules for everything from gender roles and religion to int...

A cultural history of the remarkable generation who transformed Ireland through the Irish Revolution. From an Oxford professor of Irish History. No...

Contributor(s): Author: R. F. FosterMasterfully blending narrative and interpretation, and R.F. Foster's Modern Ireland: 1600-1972 looks at how key...

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Publisher: Skyhorse PublishingAuthor(s): Niall O'DowdNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 236 x 26Cover type: HardbackRedesc...

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