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A book of migrations : some passages in Ireland / Rebecca Solnit.
LIBRA DA978.2 .S63 2011
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Solnit, Rebecca.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Solnit, Rebecca--Travel--Ireland.
- Solnit, Rebecca.
- Literary landmarks--Ireland.
- Literary landmarks.
- Historic sites--Ireland.
- Historic sites.
- Walking--Ireland.
- Walking.
- Travel.
- Ireland--Description and travel.
- Ireland.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 253 pages : map ; 20 cm
- Edition:
- Revised paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Brooklyn, NY : Verso, 2011.
- Summary:
- "In this acclaimed exploration of the culture of others, Rebecca Solnit travels through Ireland, the land of her long-forgotten maternal ancestors. A Book of Migrations portrays in microcosm a history made of great human tides of invasion, colonization, emigration, nomadism and tourism. Enriched by cross-cultural comparisons with the history of the American West, A Book of Migrations carves a new route through Ireland's history, literature and landscape."--P. [4] of cover.
- Contents:
- 1 The Cave 1
- 2 The Book of Invasions 11
- 3 Noah's Alphabet 27
- 4 The Butterfly Collector 38
- 5 The Beggar's Rounds 61
- 6 Anchor in the Road 81
- 7 Wandering Rocks 98
- 8 Articles of Faith 110
- 9 A Pound of Feathers 121
- 10 And a Pound of Lead 132
- 11 The Circulation of the Blood 150
- 12 Rock Collecting 165
- 13 The War between the Birds and Trees 175
- 14 Wild Goose Chase 184
- 15 Grace 197
- 16 Travellers 208
- 17 The Green Room 229.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1844677087
- 9781844677085
- OCLC:
- 747917654
- Publisher Number:
- 99945625361
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