The Lost Decade: Ireland in the 1950s

Bys: Carmel Quinlan and Dermot Keogh

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856354180
• ISBN13: 9781856354189
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"