Modern Ireland 1600-1972 by Professor R F Foster (Paperback, 1990)

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Masterfully blending narrative and interpretation, and R.F. Foster's Modern Ireland: 1600-1972 looks at how key events in Irish history contributed to the creation of the 'Irish Nation'. It is everything that a history book should be.

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'A work of gigantic importance. It is everything that a history book should be. It is beautifully and clearly written' it seeps wisdom through its every pore; it is full of the most elegant and scholarly insights; it is magnificently authoritative and confident . . . Modern Ireland is quite simply the single most important book on Irish history written in this generation . . . A masterpiece' Kevin Myers, Irish Times

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PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780140132502
eBay Product ID (ePID)90909029

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Number of Pages704 Pages
Publication NameModern Ireland 1600-1972
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year1990
TypeTextbook
AuthorProfessor R F Foster
FormatPaperback

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Item Height198 mm
Item Weight479 g
Item Width129 mm

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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorProfessor R F Foster

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  • Concise history of Ireland we probably don't know

    I have Irish relative who only seem to know the adjusted romantic Irish history. This book helps me to understand how Ireland developed.

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    a very in-depth history ...still reading it

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