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Cosmopolitan Ireland : Globalisation and Quality of Life.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Pluto Press, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (252 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781849643603
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Cosmopolitan IrelandDDC classification:
  • 303.48/2417
LOC classification:
  • HC260.5.K85 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 'An insightful and engaging encounter with the complexities of a rapidly changing Ireland.' Dr. Patricia Cormack, St. Francis Xavior University, Canada.
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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.

'An insightful and engaging encounter with the complexities of a rapidly changing Ireland.' Dr. Patricia Cormack, St. Francis Xavior University, Canada.

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