Ireland and the Global Question

Ireland and the Global Question
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Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 0815631065
ISBN-13 : 9780815631064
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Ireland and the Global Question by : Michael J. O'Sullivan

Ireland has been rated the number one place to live because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of a modern society—the world’s fourth highest GDP per person and low unemployment—with the preservation of certain cozy elements of the old, such as stable family and community life. Michael J. O‘Sullivan presents the globalization of Ireland in a context of international trends in economics, international relations, and politics. His multi-disciplinary approach uncovers many of the weaknesses that lie behind the complacent and clichéd view of the Celtic Tiger. In examining Ireland’s great leap forward from a developing to a postindustrial economy, O‘Sullivan offers valuable lessons to other countries.

Music in Ireland

Music in Ireland
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015059303274
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Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Music in Ireland by : Dorothea E. Hast

Music in Ireland is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, the core book in the Global Music Series. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world.It sets the stage for an array of case-study volumes, each of which focuses on a single area of the world. Each case study uses the contemporary musical situation as a point of departure, covering historical information and traditions as they relate to the present. Visit www.oup.com/us/globalmusicfor a list of case studies in the Global Music Series. The website also includes instructional materials to accompany each study. Music in Ireland provides an engaging and focused introduction to Irish traditional music--types of singing, instrumental music, and dance that reflect the social values and political messages central to Irish identity. This music thrives today not only in Ireland but also in areas throughoutNorth America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Vividly evoking Irish sounds, instruments, and dance steps, Music in Ireland provides a springboard for the discussion of cultural and historical issues of identity, community, nationalism, emigration, transmission, and gender. Using the informal instrumental and singing session as a focalpoint, Dorothea E. Hast and Stanley Scott take readers into contemporary performance environments and explore many facets of the tradition, from the "craic" (good-natured fun) to performance style, repertoire, and instrumentation. Incorporating first-person accounts of performances and interviewswith performers and folklorists, the authors emphasize the significant roles that people play in music-making and illuminate national and international musical trends. They also address commercialism, globalization, and cross-cultural collaboration, issues that have become increasingly important asmore Irish artists enter the global marketplace through recordings, tours, and large-scale productions like Riverdance. Packaged with a 70-minute CD containing examples of the music discussed in the book, Music in Ireland features guided listening and hands-on activities that allow readers to gain experience in Irish culture by becoming active participants in the music.

Global Ireland

Global Ireland
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 325
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ISBN-10 : 9781135945787
ISBN-13 : 1135945780
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Global Ireland by : Tom Inglis

Global Ireland offers a concise synthesis of globalization's dramatic impact on Ireland. In the past fifteen years, Ireland has transformed from a sleepy and depressed European backwater to the 'emerald tiger', a country with a booming economy based on knowledge and high-tech industries. Not long ago it was one of the poorest and most traditional countries in Europe, yet now it is one of the wealthiest and most cosmopolitan. Using a number of case studies of Ireland's transition, Tom Inglis explains what this means for traditional Irish culture and society, and offers an incisive social portrait of globalizing Ireland. Concise, descriptive, interdisciplinary and theoretically informed, this volume is an ideal introduction to Ireland.

Ireland Now

Ireland Now
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015070757698
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Synopsis Ireland Now by : William G. Flanagan

This book is an accessible guide to understanding how Ireland and the Irish people were changing socially and economically at the turn of the 21st century.

Northern Ireland’s ’68

Northern Ireland’s ’68
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Publisher : Merrion Press
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 9781788550383
ISBN-13 : 1788550382
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Northern Ireland’s ’68 by : Simon Prince

The Troubles may have developed into a sectarian conflict, but the violence was sparked by a small band of leftists who wanted Derry in October 1968 to be a repeat of Paris in May 1968. Like their French comrades, Northern Ireland's 'sixty-eighters' had assumed that street fighting would lead to political struggle. The struggle that followed, however, was between communities rather than classes. In the divided society of Northern Ireland, the interaction of the global and the local that was the hallmark of 1968 had tragic consequences. Drawing on a wealth of new sources and scholarship, Simon Prince's timely new edition offers a fresh and compelling interpretation of the civil rights movement of 1968 and the origins of the Troubles. The authoritative and enthralling narrative weaves together accounts of high politics and grassroots protests, mass movements and individuals, and international trends and historic divisions, to show how events in Northern Ireland and around the world were interlinked during 1968.

Celtic Revival?

Celtic Revival?
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1442211091
ISBN-13 : 9781442211094
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Celtic Revival? by : Sean Kay

Celtic Revival? explores what happens when a society loses its wealth, its faith in government, and its trust in its Church. The glorious rise of the Celtic Tiger in Ireland was thought by many to be a model for future economic growth for countries around the world; its dramatic crash in 2008 resonated equally widely. Yet despite the magnitude of the ongoing collapse, Sean Kay shows that seen in historical perspective, the crisis is part of a much larger pattern of generations of progress and change. Kay draws on a rich blend of research, interviews with a broad spectrum of Irish society, and his own decades of personal experience to tell the story of Ireland today. He guides the reader through the country's major economic challenges, political transformation, social change, the crisis in the Irish Catholic Church, and the rise of gay rights and multiculturalism. He takes us through the streets of Derry and Belfast to understand the Northern Ireland peace process and the daunting task of peace building that has only just begun. Finally, we see how Irish foreign policy has long been a model for balancing competing interests and values. Kay concludes by highlighting Ireland's lessons for the world and mapping a vital path for twenty-first-century challenges and opportunities for the coming generations in Ireland and beyond.

Reinventing Ireland

Reinventing Ireland
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Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : UCSC:32106011424808
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Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Reinventing Ireland by : Peadar Kirby

Shows how transnational corporations use lobby groups to shape EU policy. New updated edition

A History of Ireland in International Relations

A History of Ireland in International Relations
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1788551133
ISBN-13 : 9781788551137
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Synopsis A History of Ireland in International Relations by : Owen McGee

This essential new history of the Irish state synthesises existing research with new findings, and adopts fresh perspectives based on neglected European and American debates. It examines the evolution of Irish diplomacy from six consulate officers in the 1920s to sixty ambassadors in the 2010s, and provides an overview of a century of Ireland's diplomatic history that has previously only been examined in a piecemeal fashion. The author's original research findings are focussed particularly on Ireland's struggle for independence in a global context, and his original analysis gives an account of how the economic performance of the Irish state formed a perpetual context for its role in international relations even when this was not a priority of its diplomats. Equal attention is paid to the history of international Irish trade, the operations of bilateral Irish relations, and multilateral diplomacy. It highlights how the Irish state came to find its role in international relations mostly by means of the UN and EU, and analyses this trend in the light of international relations theory and European history.

The Economy of Ireland

The Economy of Ireland
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Publisher : Red Globe Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9781350933804
ISBN-13 : 1350933805
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis The Economy of Ireland by : John O'Hagan

The Economy of Ireland (14th edition) takes a holistic examination of the Irish Economy in light of events including the Celtic Tiger boom, recession, recovery and a global pandemic. The textbook considers the evolution of the Irish economy over time; the policy priorities for a small regional economy in the eurozone; the role of the state in policy making; taxation and regulatory policy; and the challenge of sustainable development. This provides a framework for analysing policy issues at a national level, including the Irish labour market and migration, inequality and poverty, and the care economy. The book then considers issues at a sectoral level, from agriculture and trade to the education and health sectors. Packed with the latest available data, contemporary examples and analysis of topical issues, this is an ideal text for students studying modules on Irish Economics.

Austerity and Recovery in Ireland

Austerity and Recovery in Ireland
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9780198792376
ISBN-13 : 0198792379
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Austerity and Recovery in Ireland by : William K. Roche

This book presents a systematic analysis of the Great Recession, austerity, and subsequent recovery in Ireland. It discusses the extent to which the Irish response to the recession led to significant changes in economic policy and in business, work, consumption, the labour market, and society.