Cambridge University Press

A major event in Irish studies, this is the first comprehensive history of Irish literature over the past fifteen centuries.

Provides new and original interpretations of a crucial phase in the history of Ireland that, while focused firmly on the island and its traditions, transcends and moves beyond the nationalist narrative of the twentieth century to provide a history of late early modern Ireland for the twenty-first century.

Provides new, authoritative and original interpretations of a crucial phase in the emergence of a modern Ireland.

The first comprehensive history of contraception in Ireland from the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 to the 1990s. Drawing on oral history and archival sources, Laura Kelly provides insights into the lived experiences of Irish men and women and activists in this period.

At the time of his death, William Francis Hare (1906-1997), fifth Earl of Listowel, was the longest serving member of the House of Lords and the Privy Council. His career, recorded through these memoirs, both witnessed and influenced some of the most remarkable events in twentieth-century British history.

The World of Bob Dylan aims at a wide audience looking to gain a deeper familiarity with the art and legacy of one of the world's most influential artists. Carefully integrated essays offer a lively and accessible look at topics that include song writing, civil rights, literature, law, and more.

Thomas Leahy investigates whether British intelligence and their informers forced the IRA into peace by 1998. The book is ideal for those who want to know more about the IRA, explore why peace emerged in Northern Ireland, and understand British intelligence's role against the IRA.

Thomas Leahy investigates whether British intelligence and their informers forced the IRA into peace by 1998. The book is ideal for those who want to know more about the IRA, explore why peace emerged in Northern Ireland, and understand British intelligence's role against the IRA.

A History of Ireland in the Eighteenth Century was published in this five-volume version in 1892, and aimed at providing a less sectarian history than was currently available. It remains an important source, particularly on the 1790s, as Lecky made use of records which have since been destroyed.

Offers new perspectives on Synge's well-known plays by situating them in less familiar historical contexts. Exploring concepts of performance, modernity and progress, this book opens up Synge criticism to the insights of performance studies. It will be of interest to scholars and students of Irish studies, English drama, theatre and performance.

Ireland, 1912-1985 is the first study on this scale of Irish performance, North and South, in the twentieth century. Although stressing the primacy of politics in Irish public affairs, it argues that Irish politics must be understood in the broad context of economic, social, administrative, cultural and intellectual history.

Marked by names such as W. B. Yeats, James Joyce and Patrick Pearse, the decade 1910-1920 was a period of revolutionary change in Ireland. Leading experts in Irish history, literature and culture address Ireland's entrance into modernity as a response to the lingering memory of the national leader Charles Stewart Parnell.