Ireland Since 1939: The Persistence of Conflict

by Henry Patterson

A compelling narrative of contemporary Ireland from one of its most highly respected historians

The Ireland of today is a place poised between the divisiveness of deep-seated conflict and the modernizing pull of material prosperity. Though each state's history is strikingly divergent, the mirroring ideologies that fuel them are remarkably symbiotic. With Ireland Since 1939, one of the most distinguished Irish historians working today casts a fresh and unpredictable eye to Ireland's history from World War II up through the present to show how-by putting aside its North/South conflict-Ireland can look forward to a prosperous economic future.

Genres: History, Ireland, Nonfiction

448 pages, Paperback

First published November 21, 2002

Reviews

[Brendan McKee]

It is surprisingly hard to find a book that covers the history of both the North and South, and nearly impossible to find a book that does it as well as this one

[Iain Hamill]

Reasonably dense academically inclined book but well done. Time for a sequel I suppose!