Are the Irish different? (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Inglis, Tom

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the extent and nature of Irish social and cultural difference. It is a collection of twenty-three short essays written in a clear and accessible manner by human scientists who are international experts in their area. The essays cover topics covered include the nature of Irish nationalism and capitalism, the Irish political elite, the differences and similarities of the Irish family, the upsurge in immigration, Northern Ireland, the Irish diaspora, the Irish language, sport, music and many other topics. The book will be bought by those who have an academic and personal interest in Irish Studies. It will be attractive to those who are not familiar with the theories and methods of the human sciences and how they can shine a light on the transformations that have taken place in Ireland. Tom Inglis, the editor of the collection, is a sociologist who has written extensively on Irish culture and society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847799562
• Artikelnr.: 44477694

Autorenporträt

Tom Inglis is Professor of Sociology at University College Dublin

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Tom Inglis 2. Irishness and nationalisms
SiniSa MaleSevic¿ 3. Where is Ireland in the worlds of capitalism?
Seán Ó Riain 4. Just another bubble economy?
Denis O'Hearn 5. A Catholic vision of Ireland
Bryan Fanning 6. The Irish political elite
Kieran Allen 7. The Irish family
different or not?
Tony Fahey 8. Single women in story and society
Anne Byrne 9. The Irish body
Tom Inglis 10. Sexual abuse and the Catholic Church
Marie Keenan 11. The difference between Irish and American Catholicism
Michele Dillon 12. Postcolonial legacies and the Irish psyche
Geraldine Moane 13. Thinking about Ireland and the Irish diaspora
Mary J. Hickman 14. Being Irish and male in Britain
Mairtin Mac an Ghaill and Chris Haywood 15. The new Irish and the Irish nation
Bryan Fanning 16. Conflict and reconciliation in Northern Ireland
Joseph Ruane 17. Irish language, Irish nation
Iarfhlaith Watson 18. The difference of Irish music
Martin Dowling 19. The GAA and the sporting Irish
Katie Liston 20. Feeling at home in contemporary Ireland
Ethel Crowley 21. Searching for and explaining difference
Tom Inglis 22. A new vision of Irish studies
Linda Connolly 23. Irish studies between the past and the future
Michael G. Cronin Index