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Zusatztext This incisive and illuminating book must be required reading for anyone interested in looking beyond the sensationalist headlines and prejudiced stereotypes of Ireland and the Irish - Contemporary Review Informationen zum Autor Brian Graham Klappentext Can Ireland be reinvented? "In Search of Ireland" argues that the idea of an Ireland divided between North and South, Protestant and Catholic, unionist and nationalist, is a negation of place that can indeed be reinvented into a diverse and socially hybrid world. The contributors maintain that Ireland's political problems are created by conflicts and confusions of identity. By examining Ireland's historical complexities, literature, politics, religion, social dimensions and representations abroad, the authors consider the relevance of nation, class, gender, race, representation and landscape to the contested nature of contemporary Irish identity, pointing to implications for the future governance of Ireland where cease-fires represent no more than the beginning of a long-term process. Zusammenfassung In Search of Ireland examines the nature of the political economy and the exercise of power within the context of contemporary cultural geography. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations, Notes on contributors, Acknowledgements, Preface, 1 IRELAND AND IRISHNESS: PLACE, CULTURE AND IDENTITY, Part I A multifaceted Ireland, Part II Axes of division and integration, Part III Territory, nationalism and the contestation of identity, Part IV Place, identity and politics, Index
