Cosmopolitan Ireland globalisation and quality of life / Carmen Kuhling and Kieran Keohane.

Author/creator Kuhling, Carmen
Other author Keohane, Kieran.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLondon ; Dublin ; Ann Arbor, MI : Pluto Press,
Descriptionviii, 247 p. ; 23 cm.
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Subjects

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 222-237) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2007299759
ISBN0745326501 (hardback)
ISBN9780745326504 (hardback)
ISBN0745326498 (pbk.)
ISBN9780745326498 (pbk.)

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