The Cambridge Social History of Modern Ireland (Biagini Eugenio F.)(Paperback)

The Cambridge Social History of Modern Ireland (Biagini Eugenio F.)(Paperback)

Covering three centuries of unprecedented demographic and economic changes, this textbook is an authoritative and comprehensive view of the shaping of Irish society, at home and abroad, from the famine of 1740 to the present day. The first major work on the history of modern Ireland to adopt a

Ireland During the Second World War: Farewell to Plato's Cave (Evans Bryce)(Paperback)

In the first book detailing the social and economic history of Ireland during the Second World War, Bryce Evans reveals the real story of the Irish emergency. Revealing just how precarious the Irish state's economic position was at the time, the book examines the consequences of Winston Churchill's

Rugby in Munster: A Social and Cultural History (O'Callaghan)(Paperback)

Covering the period from the game's origins in Ireland in the 1870s through to the onset of professional rugby in the twenty-first century, this book seeks to examine Munster rugby within the context of broader social, cultural and political trends in Irish society. As well as providing a thorough

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 Cambridge History of Western Music Theory (Christensen Thomas)(Paperback)

The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory is the first comprehensive history of Western music theory to be published in the English language. A collaborative project by leading music theorists and historians, the volume traces the rich panorama of music-theoretical thought from the Ancient

The Cambridge History of Communism (Naimark Norman)(Paperback)

Volume Two of The Cambridge History of Communism explores the rise of Communist states and movements after World War II. Key themes include the relationship between East European parties and Moscow, and the spread of communism in Asia, Africa and Latin America, as nationalism fed anti-imperialist

The Cambridge History of Warfare (Parker Geoffrey)(Paperback)

The new edition of The Cambridge History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of eight distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Western powers across a sweeping timeframe beginning with classical Greece and Rome, moving through the Middle Ages and the early modern

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare (Parker Geoffrey)(Paperback)

The new edition of The Cambridge Illustrated History of Warfare, written and updated by a team of nine distinguished military historians, examines how war was waged by Western powers across a sweeping timeframe, beginning with classical Greece and Rome, moving through the Middle Ages and the early

The Cambridge History of Russia (Lieven Dominic)(Paperback)

The second volume of The Cambridge History of Russia covers the imperial period (1689-1917). It encompasses political, economic, social, cultural, diplomatic, and military history. All the major Russian social groups have separate chapters and the volume also includes surveys on the non-Russian

The Cambridge History of Medicine (Porter Roy)(Paperback)

The Cambridge History of Medicine, first published in 2006, surveys the rise of medicine in the West from classical times to the present. Covering both the social and scientific history of medicine, this volume traces the chronology of key developments and events, while at the same time engaging

The Cambridge History of Communism (Frst Juliane)(Paperback)

Volume Three of The Cambridge History of Communism charts the global Cold War in its last two decades, the collapse of Soviet socialism, the resurgence of China as a global power, and the transformation of the geopolitics and political economy of Cold War

The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations (Cohen Warren I.)(Paperback)

Since their first publication, the four volumes of the Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations have served as the definitive source for the topic, from the colonial period to the Cold War. The fourth volume explores the conditions in the international system at the end of World War II, the

The Moon Rises from the Ganges: My Journey Through Asian Acting Techniques (Barba Eugenio)(Paperback)

A collection of texts by Eugenio Barba reconstructing the history of his relationships with the Asian classical theatres. Interweaving stories of journeys, meetings, anecdotes, reflections and technical descriptions, the author exposes the phases and changes in a passion that covers the fifty years

The Devil's Milk: A Social History of Rubber (Tully John)(Paperback)

A history of the modern world told through the multiple lives of rubber Capital, as Marx once wrote, comes into the world 'dripping from head to foot, from every pore, with blood and dirt.' He might well have been describing the long, grim history of rubber. From the early stages of primitive

A Social History of the Media (Briggs Asa)(Paperback)

The first three editions of this bestselling book have established A Social History of the Media as a classic, providing a masterful overview of communication media and of the social and cultural contexts within which they emerged and evolved over time.This fourth edition has been revised and

Life in the Country House in Georgian Ireland (McCarthy Patricia)(Paperback)

A deft interweaving of architectural and social history For aristocrats and gentry in 18th-century Ireland, the townhouses and country estates they resided in were carefully constructed to accommodate their cultivated lifestyles. Based on new research from Irish national collections and

Early Medieval Ireland 400-1200 (O. Croinin Daibhi)(Paperback)

This impressive survey covers the early history of Ireland from the coming of Christianity to the Norman settlement. Within a broad political framework it explores the nature of Irish society, the spiritual and secular roles of the Church and the extraordinary flowering of Irish culture in the

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

Story of Ireland (Hegarty Neil)(Paperback / softback)

Neil Hegarty's bestselling history of Ireland is a story crowded with the drama of complex characters, shifting allegiances and changing

The Gilded Stage: A Social History of Opera (Snowman Daniel)(Paperback)

Fascinating and highly readable, this is the definitive social history of the world's most romantic, flamboyant, glamorous, and politically influential art-form: opera From its beginnings in the Renaissance cities of northern Italy opera has permeated through Europe, America, and beyond, becoming a

Life in Medieval Ireland (Dwyer Finbar)(Paperback)

The history of the Middle Ages in Ireland] is so neglected that the only figure of renown is Strongbow, the man who led the Norman Invasion of Ireland in the twelfth century ... There is little written about the lives of majority of men, who held no title or land, and even less about women

One Man's Terrorist: A Political History of the IRA (Finn Daniel)(Paperback)

A history of 'the Troubles' the radical politics of Republicanism The conflict in Northern Ireland was one of the most devastating in post-war Europe, claiming the lives of 3,500 people and injuring many more. This book is a riveting new history of the radical politics that drove a unique

Open the Social Sciences (Wallerstein Immanuel)(Paperback)

A distinguished international group of scholars traces the history of the social sciences, describes the recent debates surrounding them, and discusses in what ways they can be intelligently restructured in light of this history and the

Magnum Ireland(Paperback / softback)

A visual cultural history of Ireland over the last 70 years, as seen by the world's most prominent photographic agency, Magnum, and commented on by leading figures of the Irish literary