Kicking and Screaming: Dragging Ireland Into the 21st Century
After a century of wars, internal division, political upheaval, mass emigration, and high unemployment, a more prosperous, diverse, and tolerant Irish society has emerged. Ivana Bacik examines the shape and nature of the new Ireland, where Catholic religious traditions sit uneasily alongside a culture that is growing more secular and liberal in outlook. This book is distributed for O'Brien Press, Dublin and is for sale only in the United States, it's territories and dependencies, Canada, and the Philippines.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0862788609
ISBN13:9780862788605
Release Date:March 2005
Publisher:University of Wisconsin Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.2" x 7.9"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Very good, although not quite as advertised
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Starts off, as it sounds, describing Ireland's ongoing and unfinished transition from priest-ridden backwater to modern European state. But after only a couple chapters of this, it moves on to a general overview of Irish social policy. Which is still interesting. Bacik is a lawyer but doesn't really write like one, although the book is heavy on case law. She takes a refreshingly progressive view of even the most contentious issues, such as pornography and prostitution. She's also a Labour Party member/would-be politician and the book is rather shamelessly partisan, highlighting the positive initiatives that party has taken while simply ignoring the others - such as when they abstained from a parliamentary vote on same sex marriage, or when their Dublin mayor facilitated that city's adoption of the household waste charges she opposes. While I was a bit disappointed not to get the book I thought I was reading (the thorough examination of the Church's fortunately waning influence over Irish society), the book that's in it is well-written, informative and useful.
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