After the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, the journal Studies hosted the mainstream social, economic, constitutional and political debates that shaped the new state. "An Irish Century: Studies 1912-2012" marks its centenary as one of Ireland's most influential periodicals. The collection focuses on nine decades of Irish independence and the crucial decade beforehand that witnessed seismic change, addressing the key events, crises and challenges that have shaped Irish society - the 1916 Rising, the First World War, sectarian conflict, child abuse and immigration. There are some landmark pieces by AE, John Maynard Keynes, Donal Barrington, Patrick Lynch, Sean O'Faolain and Augustine Martin. Included are writings by and about some of the key figures who have fashioned the political, cultural and economic life of modern Ireland such as John Redmond, Patrick Pearse, Sean Lemass, T.K. Whitaker, John McGahern and Ian Paisley, as well as analyses of social change by Tom Garvin, Tony Fahey, Mary Kenny, Finola Kennedy and Dermot Keogh. Drawing from some 400 issues containing more than 3,000 essays, the one per cent solution distilled here was selected to exemplify and reflect a century of debate and analysis of Irish social and political change.

About the Author
Bryan Fanning is a Professor in the School of Applied Social Science at University College Dublin. He is the author of The Quest for Modern Ireland: The Battle of Ideas 1912-1986 (2008), New Guests of the Irish Nation (2009) and Immigration and Social Cohesion in the Republic of Ireland (2011).

Reviews
'Since its foundation in 1912, Studies, the Irish Jesuit quarterly journal, has clocked up 400 essays and published about 3,000 essays, arguable becoming the most important Catholic periodical read by iris intellectuals. Specialising in social issues, philosophy, history and economics, it has provided a forum for analysis of these subjects, not just in Ireland but also in continental Europe. This centenary collection, incorporating 31 of the articles, is a worthy tribute to the journal's endurance, quality and relevance, as well as being a handsomely designed and accessible overview of the manner in which, during its first 100 year, Studies has recorded and fostered discussion about some of the key milestones and changes in Irish society. - The range and quality of the articles chosen is, overall, impressive.' Irish Times, 28 July 2012



Book Information
ISBN 9781906359652
Author Bryan Fanning
Format Hardback
Page Count 350
Imprint University College Dublin Press
Publisher University College Dublin Press