| Dublin: A Cultural History Contributor(s): Kilfeather, Siobhán (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195182014 ISBN-13: 9780195182019 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $61.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: Europe's most westerly capital city was established by invaders and was for most of its history the locus of colonial administration, the engine room of foreign power, and a major site of indigenous resistance. From The Act of Union through nineteenth-century decline and into the early years of Irish independence it was a city identified with poverty, dirt, and decaying splendor. The Celtic Tiger (as Ireland's recent economic boom been called) produced sweeping changes, including massive new building projects, and the surprising revelation that Dublin has become fashionable. Siobhan Kilfeather finds the legacy of the past undergoing a series of transformations in the vibrant atmosphere of contemporary Dublin. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Europe - Ireland - History | Europe - Ireland |
| Dewey: 941.835 |
| LCCN: 2004061733 |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 6" W x 8.5" (0.99 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Europe's most westerly capital city was established by invaders and was for most of its history the locus of colonial administration, the engine room of foreign power, and a major site of indigenous resistance. From The Act of Union through nineteenth-century decline and into the early years of Irish independence it was a city identified with poverty, dirt, and decaying splendor. The Celtic Tiger (as Ireland's recent economic boom been called) produced sweeping changes, including massive new building projects, and the surprising revelation that Dublin has become fashionable. Siobhán Kilfeather finds the legacy of the past undergoing a series of transformations in the vibrant atmosphere of contemporary Dublin. |