Truth, Power and Lies: Irish Society and the Case of the Kerry Babies: Irish Society and the Case of the Kerry Babies
Author:   Tom Inglis
Publisher:   University College Dublin Press
Edition:   illustrated edition
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9781904558019


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 November 2003
Format:   Hardback
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Truth, Power and Lies: Irish Society and the Case of the Kerry Babies: Irish Society and the Case of the Kerry Babies


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Author:   Tom Inglis
Publisher:   University College Dublin Press
Imprint:   University College Dublin Press
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.608kg
ISBN:  

9781904558019


ISBN 10:   1904558011
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   30 November 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Telling stories - truth is stranger than fiction; the investigation; preparing the case against the hayes family; the hayes family story; the garda 's story; blaming the hayes family; explaining the false confessions; the context; long-term processes of change; honour and shame; telling lies; policing the state; the media; unruly bodies; conclusion. Appendix: survey results.

Reviews

"""Tom Inglis' book ... is simply a tour de force, I read it in one sitting with mounting appreciation for a wonderful and detailed bit of writing. It is the kind of book that gives sociology a good name ... Do read this book."" Books Ireland April 2004 ""Through his thoughtful analysis of documents, Inglis opens possibilities foreclosed by the official government reports and challenges us to think about the precariousness of both truth and democracy."" American Journal of Sociology 2005 ""an empathetic and articulate testament to a society that destroyed its weakest, a passionate and intelligent exposure of the boundaries by which we continue to construct our state and selves."" Irish Studies Review 13 (4) 2005 ""Inglis demonstrates a remarkable knowledge of Irish social and cultural history that he employs to good effect and he also skilfully uses comparative data from other societies. An excellent and illuminating study."" British Journal of Criminology 46 May 2006"


Tom Inglis' book ... is simply a tour de force, I read it in one sitting with mounting appreciation for a wonderful and detailed bit of writing. It is the kind of book that gives sociology a good name ... Do read this book. Books Ireland April 2004 Through his thoughtful analysis of documents, Inglis opens possibilities foreclosed by the official government reports and challenges us to think about the precariousness of both truth and democracy. American Journal of Sociology 2005 an empathetic and articulate testament to a society that destroyed its weakest, a passionate and intelligent exposure of the boundaries by which we continue to construct our state and selves. Irish Studies Review 13 (4) 2005 Inglis demonstrates a remarkable knowledge of Irish social and cultural history that he employs to good effect and he also skilfully uses comparative data from other societies. An excellent and illuminating study. British Journal of Criminology 46 May 2006


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