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Occasions of Sin: Sex and Society in Modern Ireland
Occasions of Sin Sex and Society in Modern Ireland Author:Diarmaid Ferriter "A groundbreaking analysis of sex in Ireland lays bare the devastating consequences of more than a century of oppression."--Guardian UKOccasions of Sin charts the Irish sexual experience during the twentieth century. In tackling the public and private worlds of Irish sex, this book is groundbreaking in its scope and ambitio... more »n. Diarmaid Ferriter covers such subjects as abortion, contraception, censorship, homosexuality, and the various hidden Irelands associated with sexual abuse—all in the context of a conservative official morality backed by the Catholic church. The breadth of this book and the richness of the material uncovered make it definitive in its field and a remarkable work of social history. Diarmaid Ferriter is a professor of modern Irish history at University College, Dublin.« less