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A Pocket History of Ireland

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  • 112 stránok
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A short and entertaining history from earliest times to the present by one of Ireland's best-loved writers. This book deals with prehistory, the Celts, Christianity, the Vikings and the Normans. The various conquests and rebellions are covered, including Cromwell, Wolfe Tone and the 1916 Rising. One of its strong features is that it brings history up to date, providing an interesting account of both North and South over the past eighty years, clarifying the development and intricacies of the Northern Troubles and the many attempts to resolve them. Understanding and sympathetic, this little book gives a clear and stimulating grasp of Ireland, past and present.

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A Pocket History of Ireland, Breandán Ó. Eithir

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Rok vydania
1989
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Titul
A Pocket History of Ireland
Jazyk
anglicky
Vydavateľ
O'Brien Press
Rok vydania
1989
Väzba
mäkká
Počet strán
112
ISBN10
0862781884
ISBN13
9780862781880
Série
Hodnotenie
3,15 z 5
Anotácia
A short and entertaining history from earliest times to the present by one of Ireland's best-loved writers. This book deals with prehistory, the Celts, Christianity, the Vikings and the Normans. The various conquests and rebellions are covered, including Cromwell, Wolfe Tone and the 1916 Rising. One of its strong features is that it brings history up to date, providing an interesting account of both North and South over the past eighty years, clarifying the development and intricacies of the Northern Troubles and the many attempts to resolve them. Understanding and sympathetic, this little book gives a clear and stimulating grasp of Ireland, past and present.