Publisher's Synopsis
Constituting Identity provides an in-depth analysis of the constitutional representation of Ireland and its citizens. In a society built on contradictions, it is appropriate that the so-called Foundational document of the polity, is itself a complex set of conflicting positions. The Irish Constitution can, in this sense, be read in a manner similar to the texts of literary modernizm, as a repository of irreconcilable ideas which together make up the text. - - By elucidating the perceived understanding of the Constitution, this book is an important addition to postcolonial Irish studies and incorporates a sustained analysis of legal texts into this field.
