Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

An essential text in the development of modern British drama

A scintillating collection of five plays from the last sixty years of Irish drama featuring work by Behan, Barry, Reid, Murphy, and McDonagh, and introduced by Patrick Lonergan.

This work brings together all the theatrical works of the groundbreaking Irish playwright Brendan Behan. As well as containing his famous full-length plays, such as "The Hostage", the book also showcases three intensely autobiographical one-act plays, originally written for radio.

A tribute to Ireland's beautiful capital from its own artists. Take a tour through the city, from historic Trinity College to the iconic Ha'penny Bridge using this impressive collection as your guide.

St Petersburg, 1914. Dr Otto Spethmann, a famous psychoanalyst, is implicated in a murder. But he is preoccupied with Avrom Rozental, the brilliant chess master who is due to play the most important competition of his life but is on the verge of a breakdown.

Explores instances of the oppression of women in the name of religious and cultural norms and how these issues play out both in the community and in the political arena. Drawing on philosophical concerns such as truth, relativism, knowledge and ethics, this title is a rallying call for a progressive politics that is committed to universal values.

Obsessed by the search of eternal life, King Zheng must call upon an unlikely ally to create a system that will reveal that great secret.

Recipes from Asia, Africa and the Middle East, inspired by Ravinder Bhogal's mixed heritage and the kitchens she grew up in

This new edition of William Binchy's definitive work on private international law is substantially revised, expanded and updated to include all the developments of the past 18 years, including the relevant international conventions and instruments.