1st Edition

In Search of Ireland A Cultural Geography

Edited By Brian Graham Copyright 1997
254 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

256 Pages
by Routledge

In Search of Ireland argues that Ireland's political problems are created by conflicts and confusions of identity. It brings together a number of distinguished contributors, each of whom examines a particular aspect of Ireland's diverse cultural geography and history. Issues covered include: the changing definitions of Irishness the roles of class and gender in constructing traditional... Read more
List of illustrations, Notes on contributors, Acknowledgements, Preface, 1 IRELAND AND IRISHNESS: PLACE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY, Part I A multifaceted Ireland, Part II Axes of division and integration, Part III Territory, nationalism and the contestation of identity, Part IV Place, identity and politics, Index

Biography

Brian Graham

This incisive and illuminating book must be required reading for anyone interested in looking beyond the sensationalist headlines and prejudiced stereotypes of Ireland and the Irish - Contemporary Review