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"Each chapter presents a sketch of Cork at a particular period in time and analyses the forces for change and continuity that shaped the city and its people"--From publisher's description.
However, after Independence, the progress of the municipal revolution was stifled by the establishment of an over-centralised administrative machine that belittled the role of cities and towns in Irish life in favour of the rural and agricultural. --
Charting the impact of print and publishing in shaping the ideas that formed modern Ireland, this title examines how the production, circulation and reception of books reflected Irish intellectual life.
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In 1917 Henry Ford selected Cork for the first purpose-built Ford factory outside North America. During its 67 years, it saw the establishment of a new state, Civil War, World War Two, the EEC and countless changes which impacted on Ford's endeavour. This is the story of the Ford Marina plant, its economic, social and cultural impact.
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