Yale University Press

Now available in paperback, the original English-language translation of O Cadhain's raucous masterpiece

The first comprehensive account to record and analyze all deaths arising from the Irish revolution between 1916 and 1921

That Ireland is picturesque is a well-worn cliche, but little is understood of how this perception was created, painted and manipulated during the long eighteenth century. This book positions Ireland at core of the picturesque's development and argues for a greater degree of Irish influence on the course of European landscape theory and design.

The first comprehensive biography of Mary Granville Delany-the artist and court insider whose wide-ranging legacy still reverberates today

Hugh Pearman deftly guides us through the compelling stories of 55 buildings that explain our world, from antiquity to the present day

A biography of the influential jazz pianist, Bill Evans. Peter Pettinger, himself a concert pianist, describes Evans's life, his personal tragedies and commercial successes, his music making, his technique and compositional methods, his approach to ensemble playing, and his legacy.

A lively, engaging guide to music around the world, from prehistory to the present

A chronicle of recent events that have shaken the world, from the author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century