TY - BOOK AU - Kuhling,Carmen AU - Keohane,Kieran TI - Cosmopolitan Ireland: Globalisation and Quality of Life SN - 9781849643603 AV - HC260.5.K85 2007 U1 - 303.48/2417 PY - 2007/// CY - London PB - Pluto Press KW - Globalization -- Ireland KW - Ireland -- Economic conditions -- 1949- KW - Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1949- KW - Ireland -- Social conditions -- 1973- KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Economics: Social Inequality and the Celtic Tiger -- Politics: Continuity and Change in Irish Political Culture -- Culture: Race and Multiculturalism in Ireland -- Consumption: Guinness, Ballygowan and Riverdance: The Globalisation of Irish Identity -- Depression: The Melancholy Spirit of the Celtic Tiger -- Binge drinking and Overeating: Globalisation and Insatiability -- Social Welfare and Redistribution: Taxation and Civic Health -- Education and Recognition: The Cultivation of a Cosmopolitan Imaginary -- Conclusion: A Cosmopolitan Ethics for a Postnational Society -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index N2 - 'An insightful and engaging encounter with the complexities of a rapidly changing Ireland.' Dr. Patricia Cormack, St. Francis Xavior University, Canada UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3386348 ER -