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The Lost Decade
Ireland in the 1950s
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This book brings to light the social, cultural, political and economic complexities and contradictions of Ireland in the 1950s. A decade of creative change and innovation, 'Ireland in the 1950s' seeks to show a society's questioning and searching for solutions to national problems in a decade characterised by high unemployment, poor economic performance, mass emigration and a flight from countryside to the cities
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The Lost Decade, Dermot Keogh, Finbarr O'Shea, Carmel Quinlan
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- Released
- 2004
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- (Paperback)
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- Title
- The Lost Decade
- Subtitle
- Ireland in the 1950s
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Dermot Keogh, Finbarr O'Shea, Carmel Quinlan
- Publisher
- Mercier Press
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 326
- ISBN10
- 1856354180
- ISBN13
- 9781856354189
- Series
- Categories
- Tags
- Historical Themes, 20th century, Europe, History of Europe, Ireland, Social History, 1950s, Unemployment
- Rating
- 3 out of 5
- Description
- This book brings to light the social, cultural, political and economic complexities and contradictions of Ireland in the 1950s. A decade of creative change and innovation, 'Ireland in the 1950s' seeks to show a society's questioning and searching for solutions to national problems in a decade characterised by high unemployment, poor economic performance, mass emigration and a flight from countryside to the cities