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Cosmopolitan Ireland : globalisation and quality of life /
'One can't help but delight in Keohane and Kuhling's Cosmopolitan Ireland. Their evocative examples and insightful analyses are an important tool for helping us understand the zeitgeist of contemporary Irish culture.' Dr. Matthew Trachman, Associate Professor of Sociology, Queens...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Dublin ; Ann Arbor, MI :
Pluto Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. 1. Globalisation and social inequality in Ireland. Economics: social inequality and the Celtic tiger
- Politics: continuity and change in Irish political culture
- pt. 2. The diversification and commodification of Irish identity. Culture: race and multiculturalism in Ireland
- Consumption: Guinness, Ballygowan and Riverdance: the globalisation of Irish identity
- pt. 3. Globalisation and quality of life in Ireland. Depression: The melancholy spirit of the Celtic tiger
- Binge drinking and overeating: globalisation and insatiability
- pt. 4. Beyond 'consumer citizenship' and neoliberalism: cosmopolitanising Ireland. Social welfare and redistribution: taxation and civic health
- Education and recognition: the cultivation of a cosmopolitan imaginary
- Conclusion: a cosmopolitan ethics for a postnational society.