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Global Ireland offers a concise synthesis of globalization's dramatic impact on Ireland. In the past fifteen years, Ireland has transformed from a sleepy and de

Where and what is Ireland?--What are the identities of the people of Ireland?--How has European Union membership shaped Irish people's lives and interests?--How

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This book is an accessible guide to understanding how Ireland and the Irish people were changing socially and economically at the turn of the 21st century.