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Precarious Childhood in Post-independence Ireland (Politics, Culture & Society in)

by Moira J. Maguire · 2010

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This study reveals the desperate plight of the poor, illegitimate, and abused children in an Irish society that claimed to cherish and hold them sacred, but in fact marginalised and ignored them.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thispoliticspoliticsMore like thisLess of this
Themes
abuseabuseMore like thisLess of thispovertypovertyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 272 pages

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