Ireland in the 20th Century

Ireland in the 20th Century

by TimPatCoogan (Author)

Synopsis

Ireland's bestselling popular historian tells the story of contemporary Ireland - controversial, authoritative and highly readable. Tim Pat Coogan's biographies of Michael Collins and DeValera and his studies of the IRA, the Troubles and the Irish Diaspora have transformed our understanding of contemporary Ireland, and all have been massive bestsellers. Now he has produced a major history of Ireland in the twentieth century. Covering both South and North and dealing with cultural and social history as well as political, this enthralling work will become the definitive single-volume account of the making of modern Ireland.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 896
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Arrow
Published: 02 Sep 2004

ISBN 10: 0099415224
ISBN 13: 9780099415220
Book Overview: 'Vividly painted- A tour de force, delivered in Tim Pat Coogan's inimitable style' Ireland on Sunday

Media Reviews
A journey into our own psyche ... Tim Pat Coogan has dug, Heaney-like, into the past while opening doors to faraway places -- Frank McCourt
It is the result of great energy, imagination and painstaking detective work ... It is a big book on a big topic. Don't just read it. Buy it and reread it * Irish Times *
Vividly painted - A tour de force, delivered in Tim Pat Coogan's inimitable style * Ireland on Sunday *
Author Bio
Tim Pat Coogan, former editor of the Irish Press, is well known on both sides of the Atlantic for his journalism and especially for his books, which include Wherever Green is Worn, The Troubles, Michael Collins and De Valera.