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'. 'The most brilliant and courageous Irish historian of his generation' Colm Tóibín, London Review of Books 'Remarkable ... Foster gives a wise and balanced account of both forces of unity and forces of diversity ... a master work of scholarship' Bernard Crick, New Statesman 'A tour de force ...

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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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