Ireland Since 1939: The Persistence of Conflict

by Henry Patterson

Book Overview

A compelling narrative of contemporary Ireland from one of its most highly respected historians The Ireland of today is a place poised between the divisiveness of deep-seated conflict and the modernizing pull of material prosperity. Though each state's history is strikingly divergent, the mirroring ideologies that fuel them are remarkably symbiotic. With Ireland Since 1939, one of the most distinguished Irish historians working today casts a fresh...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844881040
• ISBN13: 9781844881048
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.3" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher