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1	Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics: Mental Illness more books like this by Nancy Scheper-Hughes add to wishlist This study was first published in 1983. It traces the social disintegration of "Ballybran", a small village on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland, exploring the symptoms of the communities decline: from emigration to schizophrenia. This edition contains a new preface and epilogue. see all copies from £4.65! new only from £12.38!
2	A Fine Place to Daydream: Racehorses, Romance, and the Irish more books like this by Bill Barich add to wishlist Twenty-five years after "Laughing in the Hills," Barich pens another racetrack classic, about how he fell in love and found a new life in Dublin, where he was soon caught up in the Irish obsession with horses and wagers. 45 photos. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
3	The Truth about the Irish more books like this by Terry Eagleton add to wishlist Famous Marxist literary critic Terry Eagleton takes on the Emerald Isle in this book, which is less an intellectual analysis of the country than an energetic tour of its cultural manifestations. see all copies from £1.60! new only from £5.41! \| first editions
4	Crazy John and the Bishop and Other Essays on Irish Culture more books like this by Terry Eagleton add to wishlist The prolific literary theorist (and celebrated Marxist) Terry Eagleton turns his gaze on Ireland, especially on that storied country's literary output over the last three centuries. Eagleton writes on well-known figures including Yeats and Beckett but takes up the cause of less celebrated writers such as John Toland, William McGinn, and William ... see all copies from £8.05! new only from £16.10!
5	Irish Pride: 101 Reasons to Be Proud You're Irish more books like this by Sonja Massie, Somja Massie add to wishlist In case anyone has doubts, here are 101 reasons why anyone with a drop of Irish blood in his veins can strut like a peacock with two tails and hitch his nose a couple of inches higher. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £22.25! \| first editions
6	The Back of Beyond: A Search for the Soul of Ireland more books like this by James Charles Roy add to wishlist James Charles Roy leads a group of jaded American tourists on a historical tour of the Emerald Isle they only thought they knew. James Charles Roy, a noted authority on Irish history and travel, escorts a disparate group of Americans through the lonely backwaters of ancient Ireland. Visions of a glorious enterprise evaporate as he sees a dejected ... see all copies from £5.54! new only from £5.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Small Differences more books like this by Donald Harman Akenson add to wishlist The assumption that Irish Protestants and Irish Catholics are fundamentally different is central to modern Irish history. There are hundreds of books and thousands of articles that either presuppose the existence of Irish Catholic-Protestant differences or amplify the theme by illustration and anecdote. Small Differences examines what scholars ... see all copies from £9.19! new only from £18.86! \| first editions
8	Ireland more books like this by Patricia Levy add to wishlist Explores the geography, history, culture and beliefs of Ireland and its people. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £11.24!
9	The Lie of the Land: Irish Identities more books like this by Fintan O'Toole add to wishlist An examination of the politics, culture, and society of contemporary Ireland, written by a columnist for the "Irish Times". O'Toole considers the waning influence and prestige of the church, the growth of modern feminism, the increase in prosperity, and the weakening of family ties as symptomatic social change in Ireland in the late 19th century. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.74! \| first editions
10	Border Crossings: Irish Women Writers and National Identities more books like this by Kathryn Kirkpatrick (Editor) add to wishlist Ranging from consideration of early writers such as Maria Edgeworth and Sydney Owenson to recent feminist pamphlet wars, this text explores the connections between personal and national identities, politics and literary style, and gender and artistic vocation. Some essays in the text focus on prominent writers such as Augusta Gregory and Eavan ... see all copies from £5.17! new only from £5.17! \| first editions
11	My Ireland more books like this by Edward John Moreton Dunsany, Lord add to wishlist MY IRELAND BY LORD DUNSANY ILLUSTRATED FUNK WAGNALLS COMPANY NEW YORK AND LONDON 1937 FUNK WAGNALLS COMPANY CPrinted la the United it First publiAfaml Stpitmhrr, u tht df lie of tlM Pui-Amerfcaa mi iim BLARNEY CASTLE, NEAR CORK, BriLT NEARLY FIVE YEARS ACK Contents JL A IL TARA ....... IO III. ST. PATRICK ...... 1 8 IV. OLD MICKEY ...... 26 V. ... see all copies from £6.50! new only from £18.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Now and in Time to Be: Ireland & the Irish more books like this by Thomas Keneally add to wishlist Keneally, one of the world's foremost writers, is a man from the furthest rim of the Irish diaspora--Australia. In this book he returns to the land of his ancestors carrying a baggage of myths, learned at the knee of his grandmother, that he seeks to match with the ambiguous, late 20th-century reality of Ireland itself. 76 full-color photographs. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £16.41! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Landscape, Heritage and Identity: Case Studies in Irish Ethnography more books like this by Ullrich Kockel (Editor), University of Liverpool add to wishlist This is a cross-section of contemporary ethnographic research on Ireland, ranging from the more traditional concerns of ethnography with rural communities and their heritage to the more recent interest in political culture and socio-economic development. The whole of Ireland is covered, and the topics discussed include immigration to the west of ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.31!
14 view cover	Celtic Identity and the British Image more books like this by Murray G H Pittock add to wishlist This work explores the idea of the Celt and the definition of the so-called "Celtic Fringe" over the last 300 years. It is an in-depth study of the literary and cultural representation of Ireland, Scotland and Wales over this period, and is based on a wide-ranging grasp of issues of national identity and state formation. The idea of the Celt and ... see all copies from £10.01! new only from £13.53! \| first editions
15 view cover	Nationalism and Popular Protest in Ireland more books like this by C H E Philpin add to wishlist The essays in this collection focus on the nature of popular protest and agrarian unrest and the development of nationalism in modern Ireland. Some are concerned with particular manifestations of protest - Houghers, Rightboys, Defenders, Ribbonmen, the Land War, Sinn Fein. Others treat more general themes - cultural identity as expressed in Gaelic ... see all copies from £20.35! new only from £38.19! \| first editions
16 view cover	Sex, Nation and Dissent in Irish Writing more books like this by Eibhear Walshe (Editor) add to wishlist This original collection of essays explores how literary voices articulate key tensions es within the mainstream tradition of Irish Literature and shows how the works of Lesbian and gay writers are no exception. The essays concentrate on figures such as Oscar Wilde, Somerville and Ross, Eva Gore-Booth, Forrest Reid, Kate O'Brien, Michael ... see all copies from £4.16! new only from £5.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Follow Me, I'm Right Behind You: A Treasury of Irish Humour more books like this by Tom O'Connor add to wishlist This gem of a book contains popular Irish comedian Tom O'Connor's favorite Iris stories, all of them funny, some of them almost believable, and all recounted and laced with his inimitable flair and wit. Collected together over many years - starting on his grandma's knee, continuing through his schooldays (both as student and teacher) and on ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £62.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
18	Fun with Irish Myths: A Must for Every Irishman or Those Who Have to Live with One more books like this by John J Ollivier, Carol Van Horn (Editor), Judith Powell (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from £4.13! new only from £4.13!
19 view cover	The Irish Beckett more books like this by John P Harrington add to wishlist Breaking with tradition, this text argues that many of Beckett's texts are deeply involved in Irish issues and situations. It provides an understanding of Beckett's work in its representation of Ireland, of Irish history, and of Irish literary traditions. see all copies from £13.62! new only from £19.69! \| first editions
20 view cover	Culture Shock! Ireland more books like this by Patricia M Levy, Danny Gralton (Photographer) add to wishlist Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular "Culture Shock!" series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get the nuts-and-bolts information you need to survive and thrive wherever you go. "Culture Shock!" country guides are easy-to-read, accurate, and entertaining crash courses in local customs and ... see all copies from £4.95! first editions
21 view cover	Deconstructing Ireland: Identity, Theory, Culture more books like this by Colin Graham add to wishlist Deconstructing Ireland intervenes with authority and originality in an area rife with debate and passionate opinion, where cultural theory and analysis run alongside the daily challenge of political events. Colin Graham examines the course by which the history of modernity and colonialism has constructed an idea of 'Ireland', produced more often ... see all copies from £16.41! new only from £32.26!
22 view cover	The Anthropology of Ireland Anthropology of Ireland more books like this by Thomas M Wilson, Hastings Donnan add to wishlist Where and what is Ireland? What are the identities of the people of Ireland? How has European Union membership shaped Irish people's lives and interests? And how global is local Ireland? This book argues that such questions can be answered only by understanding everyday aspects of Irish culture and identity. Such understanding is achieved by ... see all copies from £15.51! new only from £15.51! \| first editions
23	The Face & Mind of Ireland more books like this by Oliver S. Gogarty (Designed by), Arland Ussher add to wishlist see all copies from £5.21! first editions
24 view cover	Ireland Now: Tales of Change from the Global Island more books like this by William G Flanagan add to wishlist "Ireland Now" is an accessible guide to understanding how Ireland and the Irish people have changed during the past fifteen years. Largely as a result of the country's rapidly expanding economy, Ireland has been transformed from one of the poorest to one of the richest countries in the European Union. William Flanagan uses personal, first-hand ... see all copies from £5.89! new only from £11.45!
25 view cover	Joyce, Ireland, Britain more books like this by Andrew Gibson (Actor), Len Platt (Editor), Sebastian D G Knowles (Foreword by) add to wishlist "Joyce, Ireland, Britain" is the first collection explicitly and coherently to address Joyce's work in the context of British-Irish historical, political, and cultural relations. Almost wholly comprising contributions by British and Irish scholars, the book theorizes a move toward historical materialism in Joyce studies. Methodologically, it ... see all copies from £34.24! new only from £50.38! \| first editions

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