Ireland

Name: Ireland
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Wendy McElroy
ISBN: 9781433238253

Author: Wendy McElroy

Series: The World's Political Hot Spots Series

Narrator: Harry Reasoner, Peter Hackes, and Richard C. Hottelet

Unabridged: 5 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Knowledge Products, Inc.

Published: 01/26/2006

Categories: Nonfiction, History

Synopsis

The isle of poets and scholars has known almost constant warfare for centuries. In 1920, it was divided into North and South; yet this purely political solution left a religious and cultural schism intact. This presentation follows Irelands tragic course from St. Patrick to Britains imposition of direct rule in 1974.

About Wendy McElroy

Wendy McElroyÂ has written on womenâ€™s issues forÂ Reason,Â Liberty, andÂ the National Review. She is the author of several books on feminism and has worked as a scholar for such think tanks as the Cato Institute. She was a 1997 Mencken Award finalist.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Debyi on April 18, 2024

Ireland by Wendy McElroy and translated by Peter Hackes and Harry Reasoner Hottelet is a non-fiction focusing on the history of Ireland between 1920 and 1974 and is full of war and politics. The first half of the audiobook is in the style of a “Dateline” or “60’s Minutes” style news story. The last......more

Goodreads review by Alex on August 09, 2022

This audio course is a summary of the history and ongoing issues between Ireland and Great Britain. It seemed reasonably accurate if a little lacking in some details. I suppose they were limited in time. This presentation is also dated. As of this writing it is over 15 years old. A lot has happened......more

Goodreads review by Allen on April 21, 2022

Another good short book, I’m in no way proud of my country’s behaviour in Ireland throughout the course of history.......more

Goodreads review by AttackGirl on October 16, 2021

I really enjoy the information packed books from Wendy McElroy. Why do they hate each other and do humans find any and everything to hate and slaughter each other is that what we need an extraterrestrial enemy to hate so we bond together and live peacefully together. I would like to see the differen......more

Goodreads review by Stanley on April 01, 2017

A very basic history of Ireland and the conflict with England. I have read many other histories that contained much more information.......more