Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. His achievements included the foundation of fianna fail, wartime neutrality, constitutional innovation, and democratically remaining in power for sixteen uninterrupted years. Nov 12, 2004 the transformation of ireland 19002000 by diarmaid ferriter. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. A documentary main by toibin, colm, ferriter, diarmaid isbn. The story of ireland is that of a country struggling against colonialism and the church. A history, lj 11151992, has written a readable political history of the troubles the sectarian war in northern ireland and the. Ferriter, like his contemporary roy foster, demolishes or demotes cherished legends. National book tokens nonfiction book of the year almost inevitably, this years nonfiction shortlist includes a plethora of books on 1916 or related topics.
Sex and society in modern ireland 2009 and ambiguous republic. Tim pat coogan covers the tortured history of ireland from the beginning of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, through the long years of violence, up to the present attempts to find peace. Joe duffys book massively outsold all the other 1916tomes. Packing houses in the recent dublin theatre festival was a satirical musical by one of irelands comic geniuses, arthur riordan.
Even in the wealthy hightech ireland of today, ferriter notes, poverty remains widespread and largely unaddressed, as are other social problemsthough, he allows, many improvements have taken hold in the last few years. Coogan isnt a historian, he just happens to write history books. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. But it is now clear from the nielsen figures for 2015 that coogan is having the last laugh, since his book has outsold ferriters by a factor of more than four to one. Diarmaid ferriter audio books, best sellers, author bio. The times for the past two decades, you could cross the border between northern ireland and the republic half a dozen times without noticing or, indeed, turning off the road you were travelling. Academic historians have criticized him for not adhering to professional standards but that seems to me to miss the point. The transformation of ireland by diarmaid ferriter kirkus.
Benildus college in kilmacud in dublin and university college dublin. Diarmaid ferriter slams tim pat coogans new book boards. Diarmaid ferriter books list of books by author diarmaid. In 2010 he presented the rte tv series the limits of liberty. Browse tim pat coogan s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The transformation of ireland 19002000 by diarmaid ferriter. Feb 21, 2017 diarmaid ferriter is professor of modern irish history at university college, dublin. The title of diarmaid ferriters latest book is drawn from a report to the new provisional government of the irish free state by its minister for foreign affairs, george gavan duffy. The history and possible future of the border between the republic and northern ireland. Diarmaid ferriter born february 1972 is an irish historian, broadcaster and university professor. Contrast him with someone like diarmaid ferriter his books are much heavier going but more interesting in their analysis. Ferriter is irelands best known historian and is professor of.
The legacy of a century of angloirish politics ferriter, diarmaid on. Almost inevitably, this years nonfiction shortlist includes a plethora of books on 1916 or related topics. The irish revolution 1923 is published in paperback by profile books sat. He has written eleven books on the subject of irish history, and coauthored another.
First, tim pat coogan is not a professional historian. Tim pat coogan goodreads author shelved 1 time as irishpolitics avg rating 3. The mornings after sold 8,069 copies in 2015 worth 158,121. Englands role in irelands greatest tragedy, 2012, etc. He has written a number of books on irish history, including the transformation of ireland 19002000, occasions of sin. Diarmaid ferriters most popular book is the border. Coogan can be interesting and convincing but only at a surface level. Timothy patrick tim pat coogan born 22 april 1935 is an irish writer, broadcaster and newspaper columnist.
Ferriter could never get through to that audience but for tim pat, as a journalist, it would be native territory. Tim pat coogan what influenced you to write 1916 the mornings. Alternative views of twentiethcentury irish history. Nov 22, 2015 tim pat coogan is asked what influenced him to write his new book 1916 the mornings after which looks at what sort of country was created after 1916 and if the ireland of today lives up to the. Tim pat coogan is asked what influenced him to write his new book 1916 the mornings after which looks at what sort of country was created after. What was surprising in the nielsen figures for 2015, however, was the extent to which popular historian tim pat coogan had blown away academic historian diarmaid ferriter in the battle of the 1916. The transformation of ireland by diarmaid ferriter. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Coogan, a journalist for the irish press and a historian the ira. Alternative views of twentiethcentury irish history an entertaining and thoughtprovoking counterhistory of twentiethcentury ireland by professor diarmaid ferriter available from rakuten kobo. Tim pat coogan what influenced you to write 1916 the. He bulldozes through the painstakingly reconstructed accounts of proper historians, taking what suits him and discarding the rest.
Tim pat coogan is the master when it comes to irish history, and this wellwritten comprehensive account of the troubles offers the reader both facts, dates, names, events, and such and personal accounts of everyday peoples experiences. Historian diarmaid ferriter has crossed swords with tim pat coogan. Rtes joe duffy joins historians diarmaid ferriter, ronan fanning, tim pat coogan and, matt cooper and carlo gebler bring us biographies of two extraordinary men. Going beyond the slogans and headlines, coogan provides a hard look at the deadly drama of a divided ireland. Shortlisted for the an post irish book awards nonfiction book of the year 2019 anyone who wishes to understand why brexit is so intractable should read this book. As anybody interested in books in ireland will know by now, an academic historian, diarmaid ferriter took advantage of being given my recent book, 1916. Diarmaid ferriter is professor of modern irish history at university college, dublin. The executions, william butler yeats poem sixteen dead men, and the letter of outrage from limericks bishop roused the country to true revolution. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site.
That view comes from acclaimed historian coogan the famine plot. Over the past 100 years, the border between what became the irish republic and northern ireland has been a political challenge for governments north, south, in westminster and now in europe. Tim pat coogan audio books, best sellers, author bio. His books include the transformation of ireland 19002000 2004, judging dev. Tim pat coogans arrogant travesty of irish history lack of footnotes is indeed annoying but some of the other criticisms seem to be on the minor. Timothy patrick tim pat coogan born 22 april 1935 is an irish historian, writer, broadcaster and newspaper columnist. There being no shortage of books on the easter rising, this book must have been published for its. Ireland in the 20th century by coogan, tim pat author on oct072000, paperback by coogan, tim pat and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Diarmaid ferriter has 18 books on goodreads with 2730 ratings.
Browse tim pat coogans bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. He served as editor of the irish press newspaper from 196887. The heather blazing received the 1993 encore award and the master received the 2006 international impac dublin literary award, the stonewall book. Coogan is a brilliant historian whose total command of the material and considerable abilities as a writer. Diarmaid ferriter blasts tim pat coogan page 2 politics. His access to many of the principals gives this book a particular authority. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Consequently many have an understandable affection for coogan but why his writing should not be held up to the same light as anyone else writing history is not clear. The legacy of a century of angloirish politics by ferriter, diarmaid isbn. Coogan blows ferriter away in explosion of 1916 books. Tim pat coogan s arrogant travesty of irish history lack of footnotes is indeed annoying but some of the other criticisms seem to be on the minor. He has written several other novels including the story of the night, the blackwater lightship, brooklyn, the testament of mary, and nora webster. The irish revolution 191923 sold 1,711 copies, worth 57,435.