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Rule-breakers – Why 'Being There' Trumps 'Being Fair' in Ireland

Uncovering Ireland's National Psyche

By: Niamh Hourigan

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Rule-breakers – Why 'Being There' Trumps 'Being Fair' in Ireland

Uncovering Ireland's National Psyche

By: Niamh Hourigan

Ireland is a nation on a value system that equates 'being good' with 'being there for each other'. As a society we favour 'minding our own' over 'doing what we're told'. So far, so Irish.It's become a commonplace to refer to the excesses of the Celtic Tiger years as an aberration, the product of a short-lived and inexplicable mania for cheap credit and unregulated consumption. But what if the roots of Ireland's economic crisis ran far deeper than the property boom or the hubris of the establishment elites who enabled it?In this, a ground-breaking survey of the Irish national character from its colonial history to its current day dramas, acclaimed sociologist Niamh Hourigan draws on a wealth of new and compelling research to reveal the fundamental conflict at the heart of the Irish society: that between our traditional faith in the politics of intimacy, all handshakes and favours, and the ruling systems in which we've invested power.The Ireland that emerges from her research is a country where outcomes are decided by who rather than what you know, and where – for good or for bad – rules are very much made to be broken.'Probing, perceptive and highly readable exploration of the Irish value system'J. J. Lee, New York University'Compulsively readable'Kathy Sheridan, The Irish Times'Lucid, engaging and persuasive ... every politician should read this – and so should every voter'Colin Murphy, The Guarantee

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Gill & Macmillan Ltd

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071716618X

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9780717166183

Escaping the Global Village

Media, Language, and Protest

By: Niamh Hourigan

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Escaping the Global Village

Media, Language, and Protest

By: Niamh Hourigan

In the face of expanding global media, Europe's linguistic minorities have begun to resist the homogenizing forces of television. This book documents and analyzes the Irish campaign for an alternative Irish-language television service.

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Lexington Books

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0739109278

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9780739109274

Rule-breakers

Why 'being There' Trumps 'being Fair' in Ireland

By: Niamh Hourigan

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Why 'being There' Trumps 'being Fair' in Ireland

By: Niamh Hourigan

In this, a ground-breaking survey of the Irish national character, Niamh Hourigan draws on a wealth of new and compelling research to reveal the fundamental conflict at the heart of the Irish society: that between our traditional faith in the politics of intimacy, and the ruling systems in which we've invested power.

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Gill Books

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0717166201

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9780717166206

Rule-breakers – Why 'Being There' Trumps 'Being Fair' in Ireland

Uncovering Ireland's National Psyche

By: Niamh Hourigan

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Uncovering Ireland's National Psyche

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Escaping the Global Village

Media, Language, and Protest

By: Niamh Hourigan

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Media, Language, and Protest

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