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By: Declan

Declan — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:33:10 +0000

Well worth a read is “Party Time: Growing up in Politics”, Mercier Press 2006, Johnny Fallon. Gives a good insight into the FF psyche on the ground and the life of political volunteer

By: AdamMaguire.com - Blog » Archives » Time to get reading

AdamMaguire.com - Blog » Archives » Time to get reading — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:05:43 +0000

[...] In late November I posted here and on Irish Election looking for book recommendations to help me gain a better understanding of politics, society and everything that comes with it. [...]

By: Keith Gaughan

Keith Gaughan — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:13:13 +0000

While not quite what you might be looking for, I recommend getting The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Green. Here's a list and overview of the laws.

By: Frank

Frank — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 12:02:40 +0000

Adam,

On Irish politics specifically, I’d recommend James Downey’s “Lenihan His Life and Loyalties” (1998) as a high quality and informed insight into many key development in Irish life over the past fifty years. On fianna Fáil history and especialll y strong on the Arms Crisis and Haughey, Dick Walsh’s 1986 book “The Party” is worth a read. Tim Pat Coogan’s “de Valera” is also worth trawling through if you’re not too put off by the amount of anecdote and detail he thrives on. And lastly, one I still find a useful reference is Bew, Hazelkorn and Patterson’s “The Dynamics of irish Politics” (1989).

By: Gerry

Gerry — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:14:49 +0000

In Defense of Politics by Bernard Crick. This book first appeared as a slim volume in 1962 and has been updated numerous times since. It is the most most lucid exposition of what politics actually is, i.e a process that attempts to resolve conflict and different interests in complex societies.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:14:59 +0000

Indeed, Mgt, a recent “Pillars of Society” article in Phoenix seemed to suggest that Collins was suited to Geraldine Kennedy’s political ideology (she being a former PD) and the blurb on the back of the book seems very fawnish (talking about how powerful the PD’s are etc… there’s no doubt they punch above their weight, but it almost paints them as saviours of Ireland, which I wouldn’t agree with).

That said I’m interested to read the history of the PD’s, as it’s an interesting one all the same, and my rule of thumb with stuff like this is I don’t mind reading something that might be bias as long as I’m aware of the potential bias that’s inherent in it.