Ireland: The Challenge of Conflict and Change

by Richard B. Finnegan

Incorporating extensive new research that allows him to make richer interpretations, Richard Finnegan considers such issues as the impact on church-state relations of the national referenda on divorce & abortion, the rise & fall of governments & political figures, the pathbreaking potential of the Anglo-Irish Agreement, & the effects on the country of changes in the European Community.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891589244
• ISBN13: 9780891589242
• Release Date: September 1983
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 166 Pages

Customer Reviews

Ireland : Historical Echoes, Contemporary Politics

I read this book with great delight and enthusiasm. I was already acquainted with Dr. Finnegan's previous history of Ireland and was looking forward to an updated edition. The good news here is that this book is a wholly new work, ambitious but eminently readable, peppered with Dr Finnegan's own scholarly but literary style. Anyone interested in the roots of the current conflicts in Ireland and a clear picture of the state of Irish politics today, would do well to purchase this book. Anyone who calls themselves knowledgeable about the situation in Ireland needs to have this book on their shelf.