Marcus Tanner, meanwhile, exchanges contingency and the role of personality for ahistoricalsurvey of the role of religion, in particular, in the making of modern Ireland.
It is also likely that the downward drift in the markets is having an impact, though some of the shift simply reflects a reversion back toward the historical averages registered by the survey.
The author seems unable to decide whether he is trying to tease out historical parallels, which shed light on modern debates, or to provide a comprehensive survey of the wavering fortunes of each competing branch of internationalism.
The relative level of stability in portfolio holdings is not surprising given that our Sentiment Survey has been showing a cautious level of optimism, with both bullish and bearish sentiment near their historical averages.