This compendium gathers perspectives on the history of labour in Ireland, as well as on Irish-American labor, particularly since the mass emigration prompted by the famine of the 1840s. It also examines the specific role that the Irish played in the Inland Northwest.
Ireland’s Cultural Empire
This volume highlights Ireland’s cultural and linguistic influence in the world. Contributions focus on 18th, 19th and 20th century Irish writers who export their legacy abroad, in addition to offering new perspectives on Irish emigration to Australia and the USA.
Irish religion is being redefined beyond Catholic power and sectarianism. This first-of-its-kind book explores the widespread changes, from new religious movements and migrant religion to the spread of New Age spirituality, in a wide-ranging overview.
Irelands of the Mind
This compelling series of essays explores changing images of Ireland from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. Its prevailing theme is the complicated sense of belonging in modern Irish culture, giving questions of national identity a new treatment.
This collection gathers international experts on Iris Murdoch to promote the dialogue between philosophy and literature. Scholars first explore her philosophical concerns and their influence, then retrieve the underlying philosophical thinking from her novels.
Irish Childhoods
This book explores how contemporary Irish children’s fiction engages with the past. It reveals how constructions of childhood in novels and films are used to explore complex questions of Irish history, culture, and identity.
This book explores how Irish playwrights engaged with the Easter Rising, the Troubles, and other conflicts. It analyzes their plays in historical context, revealing insights into humanity and resilience amid deep republican, unionist, and denominational divides.
O’Connor investigates the first time that Ireland, with an autonomous legislative parliament, met with large inward migration in the modern era. She explains the history of Ireland’s policy and public opinion toward inward migration and the treatment of migration today.
Irish Music Abroad
This musical ethnography of Birmingham, 1950–2010, traces how Irish music moved from private arenas to the city’s public heart. It shows how the community conquered challenges, like the IRA bombings, to create its massive St Patrick’s Parade.
Irish Studies
This collection of essays explores the intersection of gender, sexuality, and geography in Irish studies. From Magdalen laundries and prisons to the domestic garden, it examines the local and human contexts of identity formation and performance.
Irish Studies in Britain
These essays explore how religious and political identity shaped Irish experiences from the 17th to 20th centuries. The collection examines key historical events and literary responses, addressing themes of national identity, culture, and literary influence.
Irony, Misogyny and Interpretation
How do we judge the misogyny of Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, and Schopenhauer when it might be ironic? This book argues that ironic ambiguity is a formative aspect of their texts, not an excuse, and explores the ethical problem this poses for interpretation.
Irresolute Heresiarch
Was Nobel laureate Czesław Miłosz a Catholic poet? Following a late-in-life admission of his Catholic intent, this book explores the wide range of religious themes in his poetry, from orthodox Christianity through Gnosticism and paganism.
Is Charity a Choice?
The 1996 welfare reform thrust faith-based organizations into the center of America’s poverty relief efforts. This book examines Protestant evangelicals’ role, questioning whether charity is truly a choice and if faith can solve social welfare.
The papers in this collection deal with the quest for real and virtual realities of vision and other senses, and realities that are either constructed or imagined. They investigate semiotics, a discipline dealing with signs, focusing on the question of whether it actually exists.
Is There an End of Ideologies?
Is ideology just a political pejorative? Can we be free from it? To clarify misunderstandings about the key concepts of ideology and discourse, this book traces their origins, their appropriation by Marxist theorists, and examines the relationship between them.
When financial hardship forced the Brooklyn Museum to sell a Book of Hours, a dealer purchased and dismembered it for profit. This book uncovers the moral complexities of the sale, identifies the manuscript’s original owner, and digitally reconstructs the priceless text.
This edition of the third speech of the orator Isaeus offers a new Greek text, English translation, and detailed commentary. It demonstrates the skill of the under-appreciated orator and casts light on complex aspects of Athenian family law. Accessible without knowledge of Greek.
Islam and Democracy
After the Arab Spring, the success of Islamist parties raised fears for human rights and democracy. This book explores the complex challenges of democratic transition in the Middle East and the roles of Islam and democracy in these ongoing developments.
Islām and the People of the Book Volumes 1-3
Over forty-five academics present scholarly studies on the treaties Prophet Muhammad concluded with Jewish, Christian, and other communities. This work offers unprecedented insight into the pluralistic nature of the state he created and includes translations of his Six Covenants.
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