Read Ireland Book News - Issue 57
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Decolonisation and Criticism: Construction of Irish Literature by Gerry Smyth (Paperback; 15.99 IRP / 24.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
This book investigates the role of literary criticism in the process of Irish decolonisation since the late 18th century, with special emphasis on the 1950s. Drawing on the work of both Irish and international commentators - including Edward Said, David Lloyd, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and Luke gibbons - the author seeks to reconfigure the established relations between literature and criticism. He then sets his analysis against a modular theory of decolonisation based on a reading of Irish history from the perspective of contemporary postcolonial and post-structural theory. Engaging debates in a number of current fields, this book challenges many assumptions and practices of Irish literary history.
Inside the Celtic Tiger: The Irish Economy and the Asian Model by Denis O'Hearn (Paperback; 16.99 IRP / 25.50 USD) [Add To Basket]
Despite being one of the poorest states in the European Union during the 1980s, the Republic of Ireland's economy grew rapidly in the 1990s. Echoing the 'tiger' economies of East Asia, this led many to dub Ireland the 'Celtic Tiger.' In this radical critique, the author set's Ireland's apparent economic success in an international context and contrasts and compares its economic growth with the other tiger economies. He addresses some difficult but crucial questions, such as whether Ireland's apparent success is self-sustaining and what lessons can be learned from the downturn of the comparable East Asian economies. Focusing on the importance for Ireland's rising economy of three US-led industrial sectors - computers, electrical engineering and pharmaceuticals - the author assesses who benefits and who loses from such foreign capital-led growth. The country's significant economic achievements are shown to be dominated by growth in corporate profits and professional incomes but, he argues, there is, so far, little evidence of trickle-down to other sectors.
Phoenix Irish Short Stories 1998 edited by David Marcus (Paperback; 7.00 IRP / 12.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
This third annual anthology of Irish short stories reflects the healthy state of the Irish literary tradition: sixteen new stories demonstrate the excellence of the contemporary form. The authors are: Gillman Noonan, Katie O'Reilly, Mairide Woods, Mary Russell, Ned Lenihan, Emma Donoghue, Marie MacSweeney, Sean Ruane, William Wall, Katherine O'Donnell, Michael Mee, Gerard Beirne, Frank O'Donovan, Eilis Ni Dhuibhne, Desmond Traynor, and Blanaid McKinney.
Starting a Business in Ireland 3rd edition by Brian O'Kane (Paperback; 12.95 IRP / 20.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
The bestselling step-by-step guide through all the stages of setting up your own business in Ireland, this book provides up-to-date information on the many forms of assistance available and advice on how to go about getting it. It also includes a listing of names and addresses of key organisations and individuals who can provide everything from expert advice to financial aid.
The Great Irish Rebellion of 1798 edited by Cathal Poirteir (Paperback; 8.99 IRP / 13.99 USD) [Add To Basket]
To mark the 200th anniversary of the 1798 Rebellion, RTE Radio 1 commissioned 13 leading historians and writers to provide new insights into the reasons for the rebellion and the bloody events of the period. This ground-breaking collection of their essays set Ireland in the context of revolutionary Europe and traces the development of the United Irishmen's political and cultural philosophy. The book provides a fresh and up-to-date analysis of the insurrection in the areas where the major battles were fought: Wexford, Antrim, Down, Mayo and Leinster. It also examines the significance of major personalities like Theobald Wolfe Tone, the frequently overlooked part played by women in the rising, and the importance of informers in state preparation for the rebellion and action against the rebels. It also paints a detailed picture of the condition of the common people on the eve of the rebellion and how they later recalled the events in a rich song tradition. It casts new light on the part the clergy played in major events and looks, for the first time, at the reasons why no significant rising took place in the northwest of the country. This major collection of essays draws together the latest research from many fields and perspectives and will be a lasting resource for the general and specialist reader alike.
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