Magnum Ireland

About this book

The changing faces of Irelandsocial political and culturaldocumented by some of the greatest Magnum photographers of the modern era. From Irelands first attempts to forge a modern identity in the 1950s to the confident country of the twenty-first century this new compact edition complete with new photography bringing the story of Ireland up to the present day is a stunning survey of a beautiful and complex place and people as explored by the unrivaled talents of the Magnum membership. The photographs reflect the extraordinary insights of Henri Cartier-Bresson Elliott Erwitt Josef Koudelka Inge Morath Erich Lessing Eve Arnold Martine Franck Martin Parr Bruce Gilden Donovan Wylie and Stuart Franklin bringing an international perspective to the book. Organized by decade the images show the lingering influence of rural life in the 1950s; the hidden story of ordinary Irish men and womenas well as the sectarian conflictduring the uneasy 1960s and 1970s; renewed confidence and the growth of prosperity and peace as the century passed through its last two decades; and the robust Celtic tiger of the 2000s. Each decade has commentary and context supplied by some of the most notable Irish writers of our time with texts by John Banville Anthony Cronin Anne Enright Eamonn McCann Nuala OFaolain Fintan OToole and Colm Tobin. 266 color illustrations