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Free Download Lili Zách, "Imagining Ireland Abroad, 1904-1945: Conceiving the Nation, Identity, and Borders in Central Europe"
English | ISBN: 3030778150 | 2021 | 332 pages | PDF | 4 MB
Offering a unique account of identity formation in Ireland and Central Europe, this book explores and contextualises transfers and comparisons between Ireland and the successor states of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It reveals how Irish perceptions of borders and identities changed after the (re)birth of the small states of Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia and the creation of the Irish Free State. Adopting a transnational approach, the book documents the outward-looking attitude of Irish nationalists and provides original insights into the significance of personal encounters that transcended the borders of nation-states. Drawing on a wide range of official records, private papers, contemporary press accounts and journal articles, Imagining Ireland Abroad, 1904-1945 bridges the gap between historiographies of the East and West by opening up a new perspective on Irish national identity.

Free Download Paul L Dawson, "French Invasions of Britain and Ireland, 1797-1798: The Revolutionaries and Spies who Sought to Topple the Government of"
English | ISBN: 1399068083 | 2023 | 264 pages | EPUB | 1450 KB
Not since 1066 – at least in popular myth – has an enemy force set foot on British soil. The Declaration of War with Revolutionary France in 1793 changed all that. In Ireland, the desire for home rule led Irish republicans to seek support from France and like-minded radicals in England. The scene was set for the most dangerous period in British history since William the Conqueror.

Free Download Carmen Zamorano Llena, "Fictions of Migration in Contemporary Britain and Ireland"
English | 2020 | pages: 216 | ISBN: 3030410528, 3030410552 | PDF | 2,6 mb
This book examines how the transcultural and transnational migration of people, texts, and ideas has transformed the paradigm of national literature, with Britain and Ireland as case studies. The study questions definitions of migration and migrant literature that focus solely on the work of authors with migrant backgrounds, and suggests that migration is not extraneous but intrinsic to contemporary understandings of national literature in a global context. The fictional work of authors such as Caryl Phillips, Colum McCann, Abdulrazak Gurnah, Rose Tremain, Elif Shafak, and Evelyn Conlon is analysed from a variety of perspectives, including transculturality, cosmopolitanism, and Afropolitanism, so as to emphasise how their work fosters an understanding of national literature, as well as of individual and collective identities, based on transborder interconnectivity.

Free Download Brendan Walsh, "Education Policy in Ireland Since 1922"
English | ISBN: 3030917746 | 2022 | 591 pages | PDF | 5 MB
This book examines educational policy at primary, secondary and university level in Ireland from the foundation of the State to the present day. Primarily an attempt to set policy within a historical context, the book draws together compelling research on the evolution of key changes in topics as diverse as the use of corporal punishment, the evolution of skills policy in post-primary settings and the development of the universities in the post-1922 period. The book includes detailed analysis of more recent policy initiatives and changes in, initial teacher education, curriculum change, and special and inclusive education and will be of interest to those working in the various fields, students and the general public. It presents detailed discussions of change in the Irish education system, demonstrating how policy initiatives, particularly since the early 1990s, have brought about significant transformation at all levels. In doing so, the book also demonstrates that the origin of change often lay in earlier developments, particularly those of the mid-1960s. Policy development is closely linked to external factors and influences and chapters on academic selection and teachers’ recollections of policy, for example, set developments within the wider historical context employing the views and recollections of teachers so that the influence of change on day-to-day practice is revealed.

Free Download edited by Fionnuala Dillane, "Iceland – Ireland Memory, Literature, Culture on the Atlantic Periphery "
English | ISBN: 9004502866 | 2022 | 222 pages | PDF | 11 MB
This volume offers the first comparative account from contemporary and historical perspectives of Irish and Icelandic memory cultures and addresses the broader dynamics of trans-cultural memory that are surfaced in such comparative approaches of geographically peripheral islands.

Free Download Joshua Levine, "Beauty and Atrocity: People, Politics and Ireland’s Fight for Peace"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0007309473 | EPUB | pages: 384 | 0.4 mb
An ambitious and powerful account of modern Irish history through the eyes of those who experienced it at first hand.

Free Download Easy Food Ireland – Christmas 2023
English | 150 pages | True PDF | 119.2 MB

Free Download Kenneth McConkey, "Memory and Desire: Painting in Britain and Ireland at the Turn of the Twentieth Century"
English | 2019 | pages: 320 | ISBN: 1138720445, 1138720461 | EPUB | 22,8 mb
This title was first published in 2002. ‘Memory and Desire’ is a lavishly illustrated account of the art world in Britain at the turn of the twentieth century. It calls upon rich resources of contemporary diaries, letters and art criticism, as well as the analysis of works of art to answer questions about how and why new artistic tendencies emerged and tastes changed. Eschewing the familiar narrative of an inevitable progress towards modernism, Kenneth McConkey considers a broad range of art and critical thinking in the period. Discussing the market for old master paintings, which rivalled those for modern art, and the question of how and why certain genres of art were particularly successful at the time, McConkey explores the detail and significance of contemporary taste. He draws upon the work of commercially successful painters such as John Singer Sargent, William Orpen, George Clausen, Alfred East, John Lavery and Philip Wilson Steer, and their critic-supporters to throw light upon current arguments about training, aesthetics, visual memory and the creation of new art. ‘Memory and Desire’ is a major contribution to our knowledge of this important period in British art.

Free Download Lonely Planet Experience Ireland by Isabel Albiston
English | October 1st, 2022 | ISBN: 1838694692 | 256 pages | True EPUB | 99.27 MB
Lonely Planet’s Experience Ireland travel guide reveals exciting new ways to explore this iconic destination with one-of-a-kind adventures at every turn. Cycle the wild Atlantic Coast Route, kayak amid seals in West Cork, discover soft golden sand beaches in County Wexford – using our local experts and planning tools to create your own unique trip.

Free Download Jack Jewers, "Frommer’s EasyGuide to Ireland 2017"
English | 2016 | pages: 288 | ISBN: 1628872683 | EPUB | 24,3 mb
Meant to be carried with you as you travel, this highly portable, concisely-written 288-page book introduces travelers to one of the world’s most richly rewarding destinations. It includes all of the nitty gritty details one needs to plan a trip, from hotels and restaurants to try, to savvy tips on the best ways to get around the country. But British author Jack Jewers, who has been writing guidebooks to Ireland since 2006 (and is the proud grandson of an Irishwoman), also provides an affectionate and insightful take on Irish culture and history that will greatly enhance your trip to the Emerald Isle. The book is: