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 ......
War Graves Gardeners and the Secret Battle to Rescue Allied Airmen in Wo
The Caretakers tells the powerful and profound story of the British cemetery gardeners who remained at their posts in France during the Nazi invasion of WWII, secretly aiding the French Resistance and providing safe haven for downed American airmen and safe passage for refugees.
In Transatlantic Liverpool: Shades of the Black Atlantic, Mark Christian presents a Black British study within the context of the transatlantic and Liverpool, England. Taking a semi-autoethnographic approach based on the author's Black Liverpool heritage, Christian interacts with Paul Gilroy's notion of the Black Atlantic. Yet, provides a fresh ......
The Visitor Experience of Architecture, Urban Spaces and City Attraction
Tourism in European Cities explores the relationship between tourist activity and the architecture and built environment within which it takes place. This is the first book to consider urban tourism with a particular focus on European cities. Tourism in European Cities considers the tourist experience and the various elements that shape it. In ......
This volume is the first to compile the journalistic works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels dealing with what they termed Bonapartism. The topics examined include the emergence of a new unionist capitalist politics in Britain, post-1848 Chartism, the East India Company, European nationalisms, and the Taiping Rebellion in China.
Supremacies and Diversities throughout History, Prehistory to 1500
This lively text offers a brief history of Western civilization. Providing a focused narrative and interpretive structure, Brian Pavlac uses the joined terms "supremacies and diversities" to develop themes of conflict and creativity. His easily accessible yet deeply knowledgeable book covers the basic information that all educated adults should ......
Supremacies and Diversities throughout History, 1500 to the Present
This lively text offers a brief history of Western civilization. Providing a focused narrative and interpretive structure, Brian Pavlac uses the joined terms "supremacies and diversities" to develop themes of conflict and creativity. His easily accessible yet deeply knowledgeable book covers the basic information that all educated adults should ......
In Transatlantic Liverpool: Shades of the Black Atlantic, Mark Christian presents a Black British study within the context of the transatlantic and Liverpool, England. Taking a semi-autoethnographic approach based on the author's Black Liverpool heritage, Christian interacts with Paul Gilroy's notion of the Black Atlantic. Yet, provides a fresh ......
This study provides a comprehensive intellectual biography of Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia. The author highlights Elisabeth's place in the Western intellectual tradition and contextualizes her contributions within the social and cultural landscape of seventeenth-century Europe.