How the Irish Saved Civilization

Paperback, 256 pages

English language

Published March 3, 2003 by Sceptre.

ISBN:
978-0-340-63787-6
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How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill

I have a problem with the fact that the Irish were barely mentioned before page 70, that the author's main point didn't emerge until page 183 (this in a book of only 250 pages), and that the final 50 pages of core subject matter felt rushed. Also, the Irish didn't save civilisation in general as the title seems to say - they played a critical role in preserving Greek and Roman writings.

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Subjects

  • British & Irish history
  • Cultural studies
  • Literary studies: general
  • Social history
  • Europe
  • History: World