Edited by Bjorn Lomborg, this abridged version of the highly acclaimed Global Crises, Global Solutions discusses the ten most serious challenges facing the world today: climate change, communicable diseases, conflicts and arms proliferation, education, financial instability, governance and corruption, malnutrition, migration, sanitation and clean water, and subsidies and trade barriers.
This Element argues that the climate emergency requires a new approach to the study of theatre history - a suggestion that is developed through an analysis of the practice of theatrical revival during the Anthropocene era.
This first comprehensive history of marriage in Ireland across three centuries focuses on the middle and lower classes. It offers a multi-faceted exploration of how marriage was perceived, negotiated and controlled by the church and state, as well as by individual men and women within Irish society.
This first comprehensive history of marriage in Ireland across three centuries focuses on the middle and lower classes. It offers a multi-faceted exploration of how marriage was perceived, negotiated and controlled by the church and state, as well as by individual men and women within Irish society.
A comprehensive survey of the politics of the partition of Ireland between 1918 and 1925, focusing on how the Irish made sense of the process of partition and how this shaped their identities and the character of the two new states which emerged.
Body image expert Dr Charlotte Markey uses her twenty-five years of experience to help girls aged 9-15 develop a positive body image and improve their overall wellbeing. Covering puberty, mental health, self-care, why diets are bad news, dealing with social media, and everything in-between, this is a must read!
With increasing pressure to be athletic and muscular, how can we help boys to feel happy and confident simply being themselves? Being You is an easy-to-read, evidence-based guide to developing positive body image for boys aged 12+, tackling everything from social media and exercise to nutrition and mental health.
Specially commissioned essays examine all of Dickinson's major writings, and places her work in a variety of literary, cultural and political contexts. It features a detailed chronology and a comprehensive guide to further reading.
Morash creates a remarkably clear picture of the cultural contexts which produced the playwrights who have been responsible for making Irish theatre's world-wide historical and contemporary reputation. This book is an essential, entertaining and highly original guide to the history and performance of Irish theatre.
Dublin: A Writer's City can be imagined as a map of one of the world's great literary cities, taking the reader, area-by-area, through the neighbourhoods that shaped - and were shaped by - writers including Jonathan Swift, James Joyce, Anne Enright and Sally Rooney. It's illustrated, with maps to guide the reader.