{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-modern-irish-culture-hardback-9780521820097","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Modern Irish Culture (Hardback) 9780521820097","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Modern Irish Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn authoritative introduction to the historical, social and stylistic complexities of modern Irish culture.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoe Cleary (Edited by), Claire Connolly (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521820097, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 20 January 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e420 pages, 9 b\/w illus.  1 map\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.8 x 3 cm, 0.789 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This addition to the Cambridge Companion series aspires to do more than simply provide a solid source of reference for the student of modern Irish culture … This rethinking of historical narratives provides an illuminating frame for understanding Ireland's experience over the last two centuries. … stimulating collection.' Irish University Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis Companion provides an authoritative introduction to the historical, social and stylistic complexities of modern Irish culture. Readers will be introduced to Irish culture in its widest sense and helped to find their way through the cultural and theoretical debates that inform our understanding of modern Ireland. The volume combines cultural breadth and historical depth, supported by a chronology of Irish history and arts. A wide selection of essays on a rich variety of Irish cultural forms and practices are complemented by a  series of in-depth analyses of key themes in Irish cultural politics. The range of topics covered will enable a comprehensive understanding of Irish culture, while the authors gathered here - all acknowledged experts in their fields - provide stimulating essays that together amount to an invaluable guide to the shaping of modern Ireland.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Notes on contributors\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: Ireland and modernity Joe Cleary\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Cultural Politics: 2. The survival of the Union Alvin Jackson\u003cbr\u003e 3. Language, ideology and national identity Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh\u003cbr\u003e 4. Religion, identity, state and society Tom Inglis\u003cbr\u003e 5. Republicanism, Nationalism and Unionism: changing contexts, cultures and ideologies Liam O'Dowd\u003cbr\u003e 6. Irish feminism Siobhán Kilfeather\u003cbr\u003e 7. Migration and diaspora Mary J. Hickman\u003cbr\u003e 8. The cultural effects of the famine Kevin Whelan\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Cultural Practices and Cultural Forms: 9. Modernism and the Irish revival Emer Nolan\u003cbr\u003e 10. Poetry in Ireland Bernard O'Donoghue\u003cbr\u003e 11. Irish sport Alan Bairner\u003cbr\u003e 12. Projecting the nation: cinema and culture Luke Gibbons\u003cbr\u003e 13. Folk culture Diarmuid Ó Giolláin\u003cbr\u003e 14. Irish prose fiction Pádraigín Riggs and Norman Vance\u003cbr\u003e 15. Irish music Lillis Ó Laoire\u003cbr\u003e 16. Modern architecture and national identity in Ireland Hugh Campbell\u003cbr\u003e 17. The visual arts in Ireland Fintan Cullen\u003cbr\u003e 18. Irish theatre Christopher Morash\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265162170648,"sku":"9780521820097","price":45.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521820097i.jpg?v=1692020133","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-modern-irish-culture-hardback-9780521820097","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}