Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Economics: Social Inequality and the Celtic Tiger -- Politics: Continuity and Change in Irish Political Culture -- Culture: Race and Multiculturalism in Ireland -- Consumption: Guinness, Ballygowan and Riverdance: The Globalisation of Irish Identity -- Depression: The Melancholy Spirit of the Celtic Tiger -- Binge drinking and Overeating: Globalisation and Insatiability -- Social Welfare and Redistribution: Taxation and Civic Health -- Education and Recognition: The Cultivation of a Cosmopolitan Imaginary -- Conclusion: A Cosmopolitan Ethics for a Postnational Society -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.