Atlas of Irish History (Duffy Sean)(Paperback)

Atlas of Irish History (Duffy Sean)(Paperback)

This book tells the story of the Irish past in graphic cartography, beautifully rendered and augmented by an authoritative text. It is an essential reference tool for any student of Irish history. This new edition covers recent momentous events such as the transformative boom and bust of the

Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf (Duffy Sean)(Paperback)

Brian Boru is the most famous Irish person before the modern era, whose death at the Battle of Clontarf in 1014 is one of the few events in the whole of Ireland's medieval history to retain a place in the popular imagination. This book proposes a far-reaching reassessment of Brian Boru and

Green Flag - A History of Irish Nationalism (Kee Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Covering Irish history from the beginnings of Irish Nationalism through 1973, Robert Kee's treatment ranges from the Protestant Plantations through Wolfe Tone and the Great Famine to the founding of the Fenian Movement and the Irish Free State. His authoritative and comprehensive history is

On Time, Change, History, and Conversion (Hannan Sean)(Paperback)

Sean Hannan offers a new interpretation of Augustine of Hippo's approach to temporality by contrasting it with contemporary accounts of time drawn from philosophy, political theology, and popular science. Hannan argues that, rather than offering us a deceptively simple roadmap forward, Augustine

To Hell or Barbados: The Ethnic Cleansing of Ireland (O'Callaghan Sean)(Paperback)

A vivid account of the Irish slave trade: the previously untold story of over 50,000 Irish men, women and children who were transported to Barbados and

Atlas of the Irish Revolution(Pevná vazba)

The Atlas of the Irish Revolution draws together existing and ongoing new research into the revolutionary period in a broad ranging and inclusive manner. It includes contributions from leading scholars across a range of

The New Penguin Atlas of Ancient History (McEvedy Colin)(Paperback)

The Penguin Atlas of Ancient History illustrates in a chronological series of maps, the evolution and flux of races in Europe, the Mediterranean area and the Near East. From 50,000 B.C. to the fourth century A.D., it is one of the most successful of the bestselling historical atlas

A History of Irish Women's Poetry (Darcy Ailbhe)(Pevná vazba)

A History of Irish Women's Poetry is a ground-breaking and comprehensive account of Irish women's poetry from earliest times to the present day. It reads Irish women's poetry through many prisms - mythology, gender, history, the nation - and most importantly, close readings of the poetry itself. It

History of Ireland (Tames Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Full colour introduction to Irish history for children aged

Irish Freedom: The History of Nationalism in Ireland (English Richard)(Paperback)

A Short History of the Irish Revolution: 1912 to 1927 (Killeen Richard)(Paperback)

The Irish revolution began with the Ulster crisis of 1912 followed by the Irish Nationalist Party securing the passage of the Home Rule Act in 1914. By then, however, the Great War had broken out: the Act was suspended for the duration of the war, with the violent Ulster opposition to it still

Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes (Duffy Eamon)(Paperback)

This engrossing book encompasses the extraordinary history of the papacy, from its beginnings to the present day. This new edition covers the unprecedented resignation of Benedict XVI and the election of the first Argentinian pope. Praise for the earlier editions: 'Duffy enlivens the long march

Hunger - Kelly Sean

The long-awaited autobiography of Irish cycling legend Sean Kelly, who in a glittering career won the Vuelta a Espana, Paris-Roubaix and Liege-Bastogne-Liege and topped the world rankings for seven years in the 1980s

Abstract Painting, Art History and Politics: Sean Scully and David Carrier in Conversation (Scully Sean)(Pevná vazba)

The acclaimed Irish American abstractionist discusses his artistic influences and philosophy with a leading aesthetic thinkerIn this volume, Irish American painter Sean Scully (born 1945) meets with American philosopher and art critic David Carrier for a series of in-depth interviews on the nature

Sport and Ireland: A History (Rouse Paul)(Paperback)

This is the first history of sport in Ireland, locating the history of sport within Irish political, social, and cultural history, and within the global history of sport. Sport and Ireland demonstrates that there are aspects of Ireland's sporting history that are uniquely Irish and are defined by

The New Penguin Atlas of Medieval History: Revised Edition (McEvedy Colin)(Paperback)

This is a revised edition of 'The Penguin Atlas of Medieval

History of Science: A Beginner's Guide (Johnston Sean F.)(Paperback)

From magic to the Enlightenment; Darwinism to nuclear weapons Weaving together intellectual history, philosophy, and social studies, Sean Johnston offers a unique appraisal of the history of science and the nature of this evolving discipline. Science is all-encompassing and new developments are

Mammoth Book Of Steampunk Adventures (Wallace Sean)(Paperback / softback)

25 tales of anarchic mayhem exploring the history of the

Russian Revolution - A New History (McMeekin Sean)(Paperback / softback)

Now in paperback, the first major new history of the Russian Revolution in a decade combines cutting-edge scholarship and a fast-paced narrative to shed new light on a great turning point of the twentieth

A Short History of Ireland, 1500-2000 (Gibney John)(Paperback)

A brisk, concise, and readable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the dawn of the twenty-first century Five centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative and accessible volume. John Gibney proceeds from the beginning of Ireland's modern period and continues

Understand Irish History: Teach Yourself (Madden Finbar)(Paperback / softback)

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the fascinating history of this great

Ireland's Immortals: A History of the Gods of Irish Myth (Williams Mark)(Paperback)

A sweeping history of Ireland's native gods, from Iron Age cult and medieval saga to the Celtic Revival and contemporary fictionIreland's Immortals tells the story of one of the world's great mythologies. The first account of the gods of Irish myth to take in the whole sweep of Irish literature in

The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict (Gilbert Martin)(Paperback)

The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict traces not only the tangled and bitter history of the Arab-Jewish struggle from the early twentieth century to the present, including the death of Yasser Arafat and recent proposals for compromise and co-operation, it also illustrates the current

Kill Them All: Cathars and Carnage in the Albigensian Crusade (McGlynn Sean)(Paperback)

A paperback edition of the first book to provide a military history of the whole Albigensian Crusade, covering vital over-looked