{"product_id":"the-shortest-history-of-ireland-by-james-hawes-9781760646271","title":"The Shortest History of Ireland","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe captivating chronicle of a small island's vast history - its struggle, spirit and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Shortest History of Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e, James Hawes presents Irish history as a whole new story that is as captivating as a novel. Galloping from the Ice Age to the present, this book will completely change the way people see the Irish past - and future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the first time, Hawes charts the absolute centrality of Ireland's links to its real Mainland - Europe - and to its exiled children in America. For centuries, Europe provided hope in the face of near-genocidal colonisation, and then Greater Ireland (as it was sometimes called) across the Atlantic took over. The Fenian rebels had a grand HQ on Union Square, and the orders for the 1916 Easter Rising were wired from New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe modern revelation of Ireland since JFK's iconic 1963 visit as a land naturally peaceful and prosperous has been enabled by America and the EEC\/EU, often in the teeth of Westminster. Today, Ireland just has to sidestep - with their help - the last, toxic wreckage of the British Empire, and that fascinating past will flow into a bright future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is popular history at its thrilling best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47420754428140,"sku":"9781760646271","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/415Hn51ASgL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774394813","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-shortest-history-of-ireland-by-james-hawes-9781760646271","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}