Reinventing Ireland : culture, society, and the global economy / edited by Peadar Kirbe, Luke Gibbons, and Michael Cronin.
Contributor(s): Kirby, Peadar
| Gibbons, Luke | Cronin, Michael.
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BookSeries: Contemporary Irish studies.Publisher: London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2002Description: vi, 232 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 0745318258 ; 074531824X .Subject(s): Ireland -- Civilization -- 20th century | Ireland -- Social conditions -- 20th century | Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 1949-DDC classification: 306.09417 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 306.09417 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00079146 |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Over the last decade the Irish economy has experienced a period of unprecedented growth which has earned it the title Celtic Tiger. This success has been interpreted by academic commentators as marking a social and cultural transformation, what some have called the reinvention of Ireland. The essays in this book challenge the largely positive interpretation of Ireland's changing social order.The authors identify the ways in which culture and society have been made subservient to the needs of the market in this new neoliberal Ireland. They draw on subversive strands in Irish history and offer a broader and more robust understanding of culture as a site of resistance to the dominant social order and as a political means to fashion an alternative future.
Bibliography: (pages 209-221) and index.
Introduction: the reinvention of Ireland: a critical perspective / Peader Kirby, Luke Gibbons and Michael Cronin -- Part I: Economy and society -- Contested pedigrees of the celtic tiger / Peadar Kirby -- Culture and state in Ireland's new economy / Michel Peillon -- Speed limits: Ireland, globalisation and the war against time / Michael Cronin -- Part II: Public spaces -- Citizenship and education: a crisis of the republic? / Joseph Dunne -- The global cure? History, therapy and the celtic tiger / Luke Gibbons -- Part III: Historical legacies -- Colonialism and the celtic tiger: legacies of history and the quest for vision / Geraldine Moane -- Religion and the celtic tiger: the cultural legacies of anti-catholicism in Ireland / Lionel Pilkington -- Part IV: Media -- The celtic tiger's media pundits / Barra O Seaghdha -- Broadcasting and the celtic tiger: from promise to practice / Roddy Flynn -- Screening the green: cinema under the celtic tiger / Debbie Ging -- Conclusions and transformations / Peadar Kirby, Luke Gibbons and Michael Cronin.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- 1 Introduction: The Reinvention of Ireland: A Critical Perspective (p. 1)
- Part I Economy and Society
- 2 Contested Pedigrees of the Celtic Tiger (p. 21)
- 3 Culture and State in Ireland's New Economy (p. 38)
- 4 Speed Limits: Ireland, Globalisation and the War against Time (p. 54)
- Part II Public Spaces
- 5 Citizenship and Education: A Crisis of the Republic? (p. 69)
- 6 The Global Cure? History, Therapy and the Celtic Tiger (p. 89)
- Part III Historical Legacies
- 7 Colonialism and the Celtic Tiger: Legacies of History and the Quest for Vision (p. 109)
- 8 Religion and the Celtic Tiger: The Cultural Legacies of Anti-Catholicism in Ireland (p. 124)
- Part IV Media
- 9 The Celtic Tiger's Media Pundits (p. 143)
- 10 Broadcasting and the Celtic Tiger: From Promise to Practice (p. 160)
- 11 Screening the Green: Cinema under the Celtic Tiger (p. 177)
- 12 Conclusions and Transformations (p. 196)
- Bibliography (p. 209)
- Contributors (p. 222)
- Index (p. 224)