In 1953, a young writer journeys to Ireland to create a screenplay of Moby Dick for movie mogul John Huston and meets a delightful cast of characters, including IRA terrorists, alcoholic clergy, fiendish playwrights, a notorious white whale, and the regulars at Heeber Finn's pub. Reissue.[...]

"Resolutely humane... Say Nothing has an] exacting and terrifying lucidity... meticulously reported... Keefe's narrative is an architectural feat, expertly constructed out of complex and contentious material, arranged and balanced just so... an absorbing drama."
--The New York Times From award-[...]

An accessible history of Ireland from the earliest records. The author recounts the waves of settlers, missionaries and invaders who have come to Ireland since pre-history and offers a long perspective on Irish history up to the late 20th century.[...]

Boyce examines the relationship between ideas and political and social reality. A new final chapter considers the development of nationalism in both parts of Ireland, and places the phenomenon of nationalism in a contemporary and European setting[...]

Offers an introductory account of the politics of Northern Ireland. This book contains three chapters devoted to the changes to Northern Ireland politics brought about by the peace process. It is suitable for various students of Northern Ireland politics and peace and conflict studies.[...]

Politics in the Republic of Ireland is now available in a fully revised fifth edition. Building on the success of the previous four editions, it continues to provide an authoritative introduction to all aspects of politics in the Republic of Ireland. Written by some of the foremost experts on Irish [...]

Technical changes in the first half of the nineteenth century led to unprecedented economic growth and capital formation throughout Western Europe; and yet Ireland hardly participated in this process at all. While the Northern Atlantic Economy prospered, the Great Irish Famine of 1845--50 killed a m[...]

The twentieth century in Ireland saw colonial rule, the nationalist movement, the attainment of independence through a divisive treaty, civil war, poverty, the Northern Irish Conflict, and more recently the Celtic Tiger, the impact of globalisation and secularisation. Each of these changes brings su[...]

This was the first comprehensive study of film production in Ireland from the silent period to the present day, and of representations of Ireland and 'Irishness' in native, British, and American films. It remains an authority on the topic. The book focuses on Irish history and politics to examine th[...]

This pamphlet makes use of the most recent revisionist literature to reassess the view, much propagated by nationalist sources, that Ireland was a land of impoverished peasants oppressed by English laws and absentee English landlords.
The land question has always been closely linked to the develo[...]