The Irish Story
Author: Foster, R F
ISBN: 9780140296853
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 05 Sep 2002
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
Each of FosterP#39;s books has generated vigorous discussion, but in THE IRISH STORY he breaks fresh ground even by his own standards. Driven by his sense of the seriousness of history and a fascination with those who distort it, THE IRISH STORY examines how key facets of IrelandP#39;s past have been tampered with to serve a multiplicity of purposes. Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;THE IRISH STORY is endlessly varied, surprising and funny. It is also a rallying cry for those anxious that contemporary Ireland may be in danger ofturning itself into a meretricious historical theme-park.
ISBN: 9780140296853
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 05 Sep 2002
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback / softback
Each of FosterP#39;s books has generated vigorous discussion, but in THE IRISH STORY he breaks fresh ground even by his own standards. Driven by his sense of the seriousness of history and a fascination with those who distort it, THE IRISH STORY examines how key facets of IrelandP#39;s past have been tampered with to serve a multiplicity of purposes. Plt;BRPgt;Plt;BRPgt;THE IRISH STORY is endlessly varied, surprising and funny. It is also a rallying cry for those anxious that contemporary Ireland may be in danger ofturning itself into a meretricious historical theme-park.
