Ireland, Africa and the end of empire

Ireland, Africa and the end of empireIn the twenty years after Ireland joined the UN in 1955, one subject dominated its fortunes: Africa. The first detailed study of Irelands relationship with that continent, this book documents its special place in Irish history.

with 200 images

Covering the major advancements in sociological thought

the book shows how a complementary analysis of the intertwined processes of documentation

and this diverse book offers an important model for understanding the rich body of work being created today

is an uncompromising look at gender

wider creative industries

It situates Atkinson's œuvre in terms of an aesthetics of hydridity that runs through her eleven novels

Jimmy McGovern

This book is a political ethnography that examines how welfare programmes for the unemployed function as a contemporary form of state control

Their fervent participation in religious life is also seen in their use of art in devotional rituals

They assess the forms which women as theatre-makers have chosen to explore in the age of new technology

The Lived Experience of Improvisation draws on an analysis of interviews with highly regarded improvisers