On Sat, 07 May 2005 09:59:21 GMT, "Tim Martin"
wrote:


"Don Pearce" wrote in message
...

Probably because the foreign Irish aren't as well versed in history.

I sometimes think that people who buy books are as gullible as those who buy
hi-fi. People have a stunning capacity for believing nonsense.

For what it's worth ,my advice to anyone interested in learning about Irish
history is:

1) Search out books on Irish history written by Irish historians working at
Irish universities. That's the best way I can think of to ensure that the
books are based on factual Irish history.


Disagree here. What you will get in any history book - particularly
one written by someone with a personal agenda or interest will always
be a partial account. Read books from both sides, discard 90% of each
as nonsense and you have half a chance of getting something solid.

2) Ignore any specific recommendations for books. There's just too much
political propagandaout there, exploited by pot-boiler authors whose aim is
to make money rather than enlighten. And the more sensational the author's
claims, the more money made.

Tim


See me answer to 1).

d

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