The Cambridge Companion to Modern Irish Culture [Hardcover]

An authoritative introduction to the historical, social and stylistic complexities of modern Irish culture.This 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 range of topics covered will enable a comprehensive understanding of Irish culture, while the authors gathered here all acknowledged experts in their fields give expert summaries that together amount to an invaluable guide to the shaping of modern Ireland.This 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 range of topics covered will enable a comprehensive understanding of Irish culture, while the authors gathered here all acknowledged experts in their fields give expert summaries that together amount to an invaluable guide to the shaping of modern Ireland.This Companion provides an authoritative introduction to the historical, social and stylistic complexities of modern Irish culture. It introduces Irish culture in its broadest sense and guides the reader through the cultural and theoretical debates that inform our understanding of modern Ireland. The range of topics covered by the contributors demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of Irish culture and the development of modern Ireland.List of illustrations; Notes on contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chronology; 1. Introduction: Ireland and modernity Joe Cleary; Part I. Cultural Politics: 2. The survival of the Union Alvin Jackson; 3. Language, ideology and national identity Gear?id ? Tuathaigh; 4. Religionlƒ,