Ireland beyond boundaries : mapping Irish studies in the twenty-first century / edited by Liam Harte and Yvonne Whelan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harte, Liam.

Whelan, Yvonne.

Series:

Contemporary Irish studies.

Contemporary Irish studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--Civilization--Study and teaching.

Ireland.

Ireland--Social life and customs--Study and teaching.

Ireland--Historiography.

Physical Description:

viii, 274 p. : ill.

Place of Publication:

London ; Ann Arbor, Mich : Pluto Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is an an authoritative, up-to-date account of the development of Irish Studies over the past two decades. The authors examine the key debates that have underpinned recent scholarship and analyse critical concerns that have shaped the subject's remarkable growth. They trace the institutional fortunes of Irish Studies in Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia and Britain and features in-depth critical accounts of specific trends and themes within Irish historiography, literary criticism, religion, migration, music, cultural geography, sport and media culture.

Contents:

pt. 1. Irish studies in practice

pt. 2. Irish studies in critical perspective.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781849642279

1849642273

OCLC:

923333445