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| Irish History For Dummies (For Dummies (History, Biography & Politics)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Mike Cronin
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
List Price: $19.99 (€15.79)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 426639
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7.3 x 1
ISBN: 0764570404
Dewey Decimal Number: 941.5
EAN: 9780764570407
ASIN: 0764570404
Publication Date: January 18, 2006
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Product Description
A rip-roaring ride through the history of the Emerald Isle Ireland’s story is an amazingly dramatic and intense one – and today the influence of Irish culture can be felt around the globe. This book helps you find out why, taking you on a rollercoaster journey through the highs and lows of Ireland’s past including invasions, battles, executions, religious divide, uprisings, emigration – and Riverdance! Mike Cronin is a lecturer at the Centre for Irish Programmes, Boston College, Dublin. He has written 5 books on Irish history. Discover: -
When and how Ireland became Celtic -
Ireland and Britain’s complex relationship -
The evolution of Irish culture -
How Irish emigration has affected the world -
Northern Ireland’s rocky road to peace
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| Customer Reviews:
A good introduction July 7, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book made it easier for me to understand the period in Irish history immediately prior to the Great War through the 1930s, through the Easter Uprising and the Civil War. Other accounts I have read made the period thoroughly confusing, assuming that the reader already has a sophisticated understanding of the politics and demographics involved.
Taken for what it is, an introduction, the book seems to do a good job.
 Very bad history April 12, 2008
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I skimmed through a few pages of this book and it was enough....there are historic mistakes in just about every section. For example, there was no "Celtic" invasion of peoples to Ireland - no Irish scholar has believed this for about 40 years. The serious stress between the English and Irish was NOT based on religion - the problems started hundreds of years prior to the reformation. The issues were land ownership, the Irish Brehon law system, the ancient Irish inheritance system, taxes to the crown etc. The section on the Famine is pathetic and Parnell and Home Rule are soft peddled so at not to offend anyone.
This book is bad history and Political Correctness gone wild but worse yet - it is revisionism at its worst.
Absolutely would not recommend it at all for anyone who is even close to being serious about the history of Ireland.
The problem with books like this - "easy to read intros" - is that they are written for those who have no background on the subject and are gullible enough to not understand that they are reading misinformation. Stay clear of this.
 Great education July 23, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a tremendous way to get quickly educated on Irish history. It is thorough and well-written.
 irish history for dummies January 14, 2007
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Excellent, but not as good as An Idiots Guide to ireland.
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