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UNINA9910782733203321 |
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Autore |
Akenson Donald H. |
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Titolo |
An Irish history of civilization/ / Don Akenson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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MontreĢal : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , [2005] |
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ISBN |
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1-282-86348-7 |
9786612863486 |
0-7735-7283-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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online resource (2 volumes) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civilization, Modern - Irish influences |
Irish - Foreign countries |
Ireland Civilization Anecdotes |
Ireland Emigration and immigration Anecdotes |
Ireland History Anecdotes |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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v. 1. Downpatrick is the butterfly capital of the universe -- v. 2. Kings of the wild frontiers? |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In a sprawling chronicle of civilization through Irish eyes, Akenson takes us from St Patrick to Woodie Guthrie, from Constantine to John F. Kennedy, from India to the Australian outback. In two volumes of masterful storytelling he creates ironic, playful, and acerbic historical miniatures - a quixotic series of reconstructions woven into a helix in which the same historical figures reappear in radically different contexts as their narratives intersect with the larger picture. |
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