Download or read book A Formative Decade written by Mel Farrell and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This pioneering collection focuses on the politics and economics of the island of Ireland in the aftermath of the struggle for Independence. It overturns traditional thinking on the formation of the Irish state, the birth of democracy and national identity in modern Ireland. Included is a fascinating study of the Shannon hyro-electric posters and the birth of the Senate."--Publisher's website.