Just Garret: Tales from the Political Front Line - Couverture rigide

FitzGerald, Garrett

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1905483686 ISBN 13 : 9781905483686

Editeur : Liberties Press Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

In this personal memoir, the twice former Taoiseach speaks candidly of his family life, his experience and his estimation of the many national and international figures he has encountered through his long and distinguished career.

Dr. FitzGerald writes frankly about his upbringing, his parents, his involvement in the Independence movement, their disagreements about the Treaty, his early years in school and college and his gradual entry into politics. He reflects honestly on his time as minister for Foreign Affairs, and later on his tenure as Taoiseach.

The book includes new material and opinion on key figures such as Charles Haughey, Margaret Thatcher and John Major, as well as his role in the emerging peace in Northern Ireland, Ireland's role in the EU and Garret's advocacy in the referendas on the European Union also feature. His memoir gently lifts the layers of his public life back to reveal a much-cherished family life and the huge influence his wife Joan had on his career, rendering a portrait of an informal, humane and witty person who was an ever compelling voice in Irish public affairs right up until his passing in May, 2011.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Garret FitzGerald is in his mid-eighties but is nonetheless still extremely active, on both the public-speaking circuit and in his capacity as a board member of several major public and private organizations and as chancellor of the National University of Ireland. Dr FitzGerald, who studied economics and law and taught political economy in UCD, is a columnist for the Irish Times and a regular contributor to journals and political magazines.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Here is Garret FitzGerald the person - from the young newlywed in his first job, to the Taoiseach grappling with economic crises and dealing with world leaders like Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. Just Garret is the personal account of the public and private lives of a man who led his country through a hugely turbulent period of history - always with intelligence and finesse. FitzGerald reflects candidly on his hugely varied career.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Liberties Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1905483686
• ISBN 13: 9781905483686
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 434
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible