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Books On the Psychology of what happened the Irish

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  • 18-02-2013 4:24am
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    IReadUrSoul
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    Is there such a book? on how the famine/British rule affected Irish peoples mentality or any book on the effects of this sort of thing??


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    Ipso
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    So a book that blames the Engerlish on Irish peoples inability to govern themselves?


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    robp
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    IReadUrSoul wrote: »
    Is there such a book? on how the famine/British rule affected Irish peoples mentality or any book on the effects of this sort of thing??

    This theory was discussed on the RTE series Blighted Nation so I am sure there stuff on it somewhere. To be honest though it strikes me as pretty dodgy science but that is only my opinion.


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    ECF
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    John Joseph Lee's Ireland 1912-1985 Politics & Society should provide you with an insight into the topic.


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    Neutronale
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    Ipso wrote: »
    So a book that blames the Engerlish on Irish peoples inability to govern themselves?

    Thats not what he said at all :rolleyes:


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    GRMA
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    Tim Pat Coogan talks a it about that in his new book on the famine, says he thinks the Irish have a psychological condition caled "Learned Helplessness".

    Interesting thesis and personally I think there is something in it


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    Fratton Fred
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    GRMA wrote: »
    Tim Pat Coogan talks a it about that in his new book on the famine, says he thinks the Irish have a psychological condition caled "Learned Helplessness".

    Interesting thesis and personally I think there is something in it

    MOPE complex is probably more appropriate.


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    GRMA
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    Put the stick down Fred.


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    ejmaztec
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    I wouldn't expect to find any studies of psychological trauma that far back, and modern day psychology professionals can only guess what it was like by basing their guesswork on recent large scale traumatic events.


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    pedroeibar1
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    ejmaztec wrote: »
    ...... modern day psychology professionals can only guess what it was like by basing their guesswork on recent large scale traumatic events.

    Isn't that what TPC did with history in his latest book?;):D:D


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    ejmaztec
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    pedroeibar1 wrote: »
    Isn't that what TPC did with history in his latest book?;):D:D

    He's a lot older than he looks.:P


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