10-day circuit of the Iveragh Peninsula from Killarney
A guidebook to walking Ireland's Kerry Way. Covering 190km (117 miles), this circular route from Killarney takes around 10 days to hike and is suitable for walkers of most abilities. The route is described anti-clockwise in 10 stages of between 13 and 25km (8-16 miles). Also included are a number of side-trips in the area, including an ......
Do Jane Austen novels truly celebrate--or undermine--romance and happy endings? How did Jane Austen become a cultural icon for fairy-tale endings when her own books end in ways that are rushed, ironic, and reluctant to satisfy readers' thirst for romance? In Jane Austen and the Price of Happiness, Austen scholar Inger Sigrun Bredkjaer Brodey ......
Seeking to honor and extend the critical legacy of Howard Weinbrot, this volume re-examines, rebuilds, and upgrades the most prominent pillars of long eighteenth-century scholarship. The collection is divided into four thematic sections, beginning with a series of chapters offering fresh analyses of Swift, Dryden, Hogarth, and other major authors ......
A historical exploration of the Irish image in popular culture It only took a century or so to segue from phrases like "No Irish Need Apply" to "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" in American popular culture. Indeed, the transformation of the Irish image is a fascinating blend of political, cultural, racial, commercial, and social influences. The Green Space ......
The Great Famine and the Rise of Transnational Philanthropy
Looks at the ways that disparate groups used Irish famine relief in the 1840s to advance their own political agendas Famine brought ruin to the Irish countryside in the nineteenth century. In response, people around the world and from myriad social, ethnic, and religious backgrounds became involved in Irish famine relief. They included enslaved ......
This compact, pocket-sized Ireland travel guidebook is ideal for travellers on shorter trips, who want to make sure they experience the destination's highlights. The book includes highly practical, ready-made walks and tours that allow you to organise your short break in Ireland without losing time planning. This Ireland pocket guidebook covers: ......
The Rough Guide to the A-Z of Travel - the latest picture-packed addition to Rough Guides' Inspiration range - showcases exceptional global destinations for every budget in an inspirational, recommendation-rich coffee-table book. From vibrant cities, to nature hotspots, The Rough Guide to the A-Z of Travel highlights dozens of outstanding global ......
Examines how Irish and Jewish Americans defined their place in a complex society. The story of America is the story of the unlikely groups of immigrants brought together by their shared outsider status. Urban American life took much of its shape from the arrival of Irish and Jewish immigrants in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and ......
Examines how Irish and Jewish Americans defined their place in a complex society. The story of America is the story of the unlikely groups of immigrants brought together by their shared outsider status. Urban American life took much of its shape from the arrival of Irish and Jewish immigrants in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and ......
