Table of Contents

Introduction -- The Question of Irish History: From the Celts to O’Connell -- From the Famine to the Rising -- From Guerrilla War to Independence -- Doors Opening and Closing: Economy, Education, and the Irish Language -- Mixed Messages: The Catholic Church and the Media -- Veneration Versus Rights: The Role of Irish Women -- Catholic State or Catholic Nation: Political Culture, Constitution, and Political Structure -- The Chosen Few: Parties, Pressure Groups, and Policy -- Northern Ireland: The Gordian Knot Tied -- Northern Ireland: The Gordian Knot Untied? -- Ireland in the World: Policy, People, and the Arts

About the Author

Richard B. Finnegan is Professor of Political Science and Director of Irish Studies at Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts. He is the co-author (with James L. Wiles) of Women and Public Policy in Ireland A Guide to Irish Government Publications: 1972-1992 Aspirations and Realities: A Documentary History of Irish Economic Development Policy Since 1922 and Ireland: The Challenge of Conflict and Change. Edward T. McCarron is Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Department at Stonehill College. He is the author of several journal articles on Irish emigration and Irish-America. Richard B. Finnegan is Professor of Political Science and Director of Irish Studies at Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts. He is the co-author (with James L. Wiles) of Women and Public Policy in Ireland A Guide to Irish Government Publications: 1972-1992 Aspirations and Realities: A Documentary History of Irish Economic Development Policy Since 1922 and Ireland: The Challenge of Conflict and Change. Edward T. McCarron is Associate Professor of History and Chair of the Department at Stonehill College. He is the author of several journal articles on Irish emigration and Irish-America.