Wherever Green Is Worn

Author : Tim Pat Coogan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 1393 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784975395

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Wherever Green is Worn by Tim Pat Coogan Pdf

The population of Ireland is five million, but 70 million people worldwide call themselves Irish. Here, Tim Pat Coogan travels around the globe to tell their story. Irish emigration first began in the 12th century when the Normans invaded Ireland. Cromwell's terrorist campaign in the 17th century drove many Irish to France and Spain, while Cromwell deported many more to the West Indies and Virginia. Millions left due to the famine and its aftermath between 1845 and 1961. Where did they all go? From the memory of the wild San Patricios Brigade soldiers who deserted the American army during the Mexican War to fight on the side of their fellow Catholics to Australia's Irish Robin Hood: Ned Kelly, Coogan brings the vast reaches of the Irish diaspora to life in this collection of vivid and colourful tales. Rich in characterization and detail, not to mention the great Coogan wit, this is an invaluable volume that belongs on the bookshelf of every Celtophile.

Author : Tim Pat Coogan
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 788 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1403960143

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Wherever Green Is Worn by Tim Pat Coogan Pdf

A sweeping history of all the places the Irish went when they left Ireland by one of the best known Irish historians in the world.

Author : W. B. Yeats
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780241251539

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A Terrible Beauty Is Born by W. B. Yeats Pdf

'But I, being poor, have only my dreams; / I have spread my dreams under your feet...' By turns joyful and despairing, some of the twentieth century's greatest verse on fleeting youth, fervent hopes and futile sacrifice.

Author : Tim Pat Coogan
Publisher : Arrow
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1999-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0091855586

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Wherever Green Is Worn by Tim Pat Coogan Pdf

The population of Ireland is five million, but 70 million call themselves Irish. Here is their story in all its richness and complexity. Tim Pat Coogan traveled around the world where green is indeed worn to talk to the people who weaved the tale of "a dream born in a herdsman's shed and the secret scriptures of the poor." Along with American presidents, best-selling authors and Riverdancers, Ireland gave the world a caring tradition borne by missionaries and teachers who spread a message of hope and the panorama of their life abroad comes alive in this magisterial work.

Author : Declan Kiberd
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0674463641

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Inventing Ireland by Declan Kiberd Pdf

The result is a major literary history of modern Ireland, combining detailed and daring interpretations of literary masterpieces with assessments of the wider role of language, sport, clothing, politics, and philosophy in the Irish revival.

Author : Sean Brawley
Publisher : New Acdemia+ORM
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781955835046

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Doomed to Repeat? by Sean Brawley Pdf

This collection of scholarly essays explores the role of history in terrorism studies and today’s counterterrorism initiatives. In Doomed to Repeat?, scholars, policy makers, and other practitioners explore how a better understanding of the past can help us combat terrorism in the future. The first section establishes a broader context for discussion by examining the connections between history and Terrorism Studies. The second section presents the insights of non-historians who know the importance of historical perspective in understanding current events. Section Three provides case studies that explore the history of terrorism and politically motivated violence. Section Four concludes by placing concerns about terrorism in regional and foreign policy context. “This collection helps us advance our understanding of terrorism beyond simplistic and dichotomist assertions about “them” and “us.” Taken together, these essays highlight the importance of analyzing, rather than assuming.” —Chris Dixon, Professor, School of History, Philosophy, Religion, and Classics, The University of Queensland, Australia

Author : William Butler Yeats
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780486114224

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"Easter 1916" and Other Poems by William Butler Yeats Pdf

Compilation of all the poems from The Wild Swans at Coole (1919) and Michael Robartes and the Dancer (1921) includes "The Second Coming," "An Irish Airman Foresees His Death," many others.

Author : William Butler Yeats
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:427752903

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Easter, 1916. [A Poem.]. by William Butler Yeats Pdf

Author : Glen Heggstad
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781770903289

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One More Day Everywhere by Glen Heggstad Pdf

The motorcycle adventurer and author of Two Wheels Through Terror delivers a “spectacular and gripping read” of his solo journey around the world (Friction Zone). In November of 2001, on a motorcycle trip to the tip of South America, Glen Heggstad was kidnapped at gunpoint by Colombian rebels and held captive for five weeks. Yet even after his traumatic incarceration, Glen did what few others would—finished his trip. Three years later, frustrated by the climate of fear in a media-saturated world and the resulting stranglehold of self-imposed security in the United States, Glen decided to look for truth on his own terms—on the back of his motorcycle. Starting in Japan, Glen wound his way through Siberia, Mongolia, Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and Africa, stopping in over thirty countries. This was not a tourist’s bus tour—Glen battled extreme temperatures, knee-deep mud, bureaucratic roadblocks, health problems, and loneliness, but these problems faded to insignificance with the thrill of the open road and the smiling receptions he received from locals and fellow bikers at every turn. With One More Day Everywhere, readers can share Glen Heggstad’s vision of a world ungoverned by fear and, like Glen, embrace each experience, with one eye always on the horizon. “If anyone knows determination, perseverance, agony and terror it is Glen Heggstad. And that motorcycles are fun!” —Jimmy Lewis, editor, Cycle World Magazine “This is a story of extreme travel at its finest.” —RoadRunner “Heggstad manages to illustrate the joys and hardships and benefits and drawbacks of two-wheeled global travel to some of the most difficult places on the planet.” —Friction Zone

Author : W. B. Yeats
Publisher : Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : PKEY:SMP2200000108029

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The Wind Among the Reeds by W. B. Yeats Pdf

"The Wind Among the Reeds" is a collection of poetry by the renowned Irish poet W. B. Yeats. Published in 1899, this collection is characterized by its exploration of themes related to nature, mythology, and the mystical aspects of Irish folklore. The poems within the collection often depict the interplay between the human and natural worlds, with a particular focus on the spiritual and emotional experiences of individuals. Yeats employs his signature lyrical style to create vivid imagery that captures the essence of Ireland's landscapes and cultural heritage. The collection showcases Yeats' fascination with symbolism and his desire to delve into the profound symbolism of Irish myths and legends. Through a blend of romanticism and Celtic mysticism, "The Wind Among the Reeds" remains a notable contribution to Yeats' body of work and to Irish poetry as a whole.

Author : David M. Emmons
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780806184531

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Beyond the American Pale by David M. Emmons Pdf

Convention has it that Irish immigrants in the nineteenth century confined themselves mainly to industrial cities of the East and Midwest. The truth is that Irish Catholics went everywhere in America and often had as much of a presence in the West as in the East. In Beyond the American Pale, David M. Emmons examines this multifaceted experience of westering Irish and, in doing so, offers a fresh and discerning account of America's westward expansion. "Irish in the West" is not a historical contradiction, but it is — and was — a historical problem. Irish Catholics were not supposed to be in the West—that was where Protestant Americans went to reinvent themselves. For many of the same reasons that the spread of southern slavery was thought to profane the West, a Catholic presence there was thought to contradict it — to contradict America's Protestant individualism and freedom. The Catholic Irish were condemned as the clannish, backward remnants of an old cultural world that Americans self-consciously sought to leave behind. The sons and daughters of Erin were not assimilated, and because they were not assimilable, they should be kept beyond the American pale. As Emmons amply demonstrates, however, western reality was far more complicated. Irish Catholicism may have outraged Protestant-inspired American republicanism, but Irish Catholics were a necessary component of America's equally Protestant-inspired foray into industrial capitalism. They were also necessary to the successive conquests of the "frontier," wherever it might be found. It was the Irish who helped build the railroads, dig the hard rocks, man the army posts, and do the other arduous, dangerous, and unattractive toiling required by an industrializing society. With vigor and panache, Emmons describes how the West was not so much won as continually contested and reshaped. He probes the self-fulfilling mythology of the American West, along with the far different mythology of the Irish pioneers. The product of three decades of research and thought, Beyond the American Pale is a masterful yet accessible recasting of American history, the culminating work of a singular thinker willing to take a wholly new perspective on the past.

Author : Tim Pat Coogan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 981 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784975388

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The Troubles by Tim Pat Coogan Pdf

The Troubles refers to a violent thirty-year conflict, at the heart of which lay the constitutional status of Northern Ireland. Over 3,000 people were killed on all sides, and many more damaged by a legacy that continued long past 1998. After looking at the roots of Catholic discrimination of the Northern Irish state, Coogan points to Orange prejudice in housing, education and jobs and the lack of a Catholic outlet for peaceful protest. He argues that the war in the North started as a civil rights demonstration, but that radical Orange response soon turned protest into war. He takes a close look at Ian Paisley 'the great pornographer'; John Hume, the quiet peacemaker; Gerry Adams, gunman turned peacemaker; and Albert Reynolds, the first prime minister to insist on peace. In this controversial volume, Coogan covers all parts of the war, from Bloody Sunday in 1972 to the Bobby Sands hunger strike. Although written from a nationalist viewpoint, Coogan has taken a complicated history and explained it simply, with grace and wit.

Author : Ann Shen
Publisher : Chronicle Books
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781452184012

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Nevertheless, She Wore It by Ann Shen Pdf

From the creator of the bestselling Bad Girls Throughout History! Celebrated illustrator and author Ann Shen shares her striking study of history's most iconic styles, and the women who changed the world while wearing them. From the revolutionary bikini to the presidential pantsuit, this book explores 50 fashions through bold paintings and insightful anecdotes that empower readers to make their own fashion statements. • Demonstrates the power of fashion as a political and cultural tool for making change • Brilliantly illustrated with Ann's signature art style • Filled with radical clothing choices that defined their time Looks include the Flapper Dress, the unofficial outfit of women's independence in the 1920s; the Afro, worn as a symbol of black beauty, power, and pride; the Cone Bra, donned by Madonna in her 1989 power anthem "Express Yourself"; and the Dissent Collar, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's famous signifier for when she disagrees with the majority. With stunning and vibrant illustrations, this is a treasure for anyone who wants to defy style norms and rewrite the rules. • An insightful look at the intersection of fashion statements and historical female power • Perfect for fans of Ann Shen, as well as anyone who loves fashion, feminism, and political consciousness • You'll love this book if you love books like Women In Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed The World by Rachel Ignotofsky; Strong Is the New Pretty: A Celebration Of Girls Being Themselves by Kate T. Parker; and Women Who Dared: 52 Stories Of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, And Rebels by Linda Skeers.

Author : Thomas More
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : EAN:8596547685586

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Utopia by Thomas More Pdf

Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.

Author : Tim Pat Coogan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 804 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Ireland
ISBN : 0760712514

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Eamon de Valera by Tim Pat Coogan Pdf