Book description
From 1970, things were changing in Ireland the Celtic Tiger had
finally woken, and the rules for everything from gender roles and
religion to international relations were being entirely rewritten.
Luck and the Irish examines how the country has weathered
these last thirty years of change, and what these changes may mean in
the long run. R. F. Foster also looks at how characters as diverse as
Gerry Adams, Mary Robinson, Charles Haughey and Bob Geldof have
contributed to Ireland s altered psyche, and uncovers some of the
scandals, corruption and marketing masterminds that have transformed
Ireland and its luck.
R. F. Foster is Carroll Professor of Irish History at the University
of Oxford and a Fellow of Hertford College, Oxford. His books include
Modern Ireland, 1600-1972
,
The Irish Story
and
W. B. Yeats: A Life
.
