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

FitzGerald, Garrett

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1907593233 ISBN 13 : 9781907593239

Editeur : Liberties Press Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

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: his central role in the Anglo-Irish Agreement, Ireland's place in the EU on the global stage, and the threat posed to the state by IRA atrocities. He writes of the lighter moments of his professional life - including the discovery of spies in the Stillorgan Shopping Centre.

Even after such a full political life, FitzGerald remained fully engaged with Irish society and politics, bringing his characteristic steady hand and razor-sharp insight to the issues of the day in his weekly Irish Times column and elsewhere.

In these troubled times, where cynicism and disillusionment are sometimes in the ascendant, here are valuable words of wisdom and experience from someone who had seen it all before - and who always remained determinedly optimistic about Ireland's future.

This new, revised edition of the best-selling autobiography features numerous previously unpublished family photographs, Father Enda McDonagh's eulogy given at Dr FitzGerald's funeral, and a reflection by Garret FitzGerald on his beloved wife, Joan.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Featuring a new foreword by Fr Enda McDonagh who gave the eulogy at Dr FitzGerald's funeral, Just Garret also features highlights including previously unpublished childhood and family photographs. Just Garret is a personal and anecdotal autobiography in which Garret speaks candidly of his family life and his experience and estimation of the many national and international figures he encountered throughout his long career. In Just Garret, Dr FitzGerald writes frankly about his upbringing, his parents' involvement in the Independence movement and 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 as Taoiseach. The book includes new material and opinion on key figures such as Charles Haughey, Margaret Thatcher and John Major as well as the emerging peace in Northern Ireland and his role in how it came about. Ireland's role in the EU and Garret's advocacy in the referenda on the European Union also feature. The key importance of his family life and the huge influence his wife Joan had on his career reveal a more informal and humorous person who is still a compelling voice in Irish public affairs.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr Garret FitzGerald was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1973 to 1977, was twice Taoiseach, from June 1981 to March 1982 and again from December 1982 to March 1987, and was a driving force behind the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985. Dr FitzGerald, a graduate in History, French and Spanish, and a barrister, taught in the Political Economy Department at UCD for fourteen years, having spent the earlier part of his career in Aer Lingus. Until recently Chancellor of the National University of Ireland, he has sat on the boards of several major public and private organisations. In addition to delivering lectures and acting as a consultant all over the world, he has been a columnist for the Irish Times since 1954 and a regular contributor to various journals and political magazines.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Liberties Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1907593233
• ISBN 13: 9781907593239
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 434
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible