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In the 100 years since the establishment of Dáil Éireann, rarely has politics been so divisive, turbulent, engaging and entertaining as in County Kerry. A Century of Politics in the Kingdom captures the exhilarating highs and lows of politics in Kerry, featuring tales of scandal, punch-ups, election-campaign shenanigans, bitter inter-dynastic contests, as well as the stories of the ground-breaking Kerry politicians who made their mark on the national stage and beyond. This fascinating book...
| Автор | Owen O’Shea |
Hearing Voices: The History of Psychiatry in Ireland is a monumental work by one of Ireland’s leading psychiatrists, encompassing every psychiatric development from the Middle Ages to the present day, and examining the far-reaching social and political effects of Ireland’s troubled relationship with mental illness. From the “Glen of Lunatics”, said to cure the mentally ill, to the overcrowded asylums of later centuries – with more beds for the mentally ill than any other country in the world –...
| Автор | Brendan Kelly |
This is the first comprehensive analysis of how Sinn Féin has transformed itself from ‘political wing’ of the Republican movement to a mainstream force in Irish politics. In this book by one of Ireland’s leading political journalists, Deaglán de Bréadún provides an incisive account of how the party has arrived at a position, in the space of one generation, where it is in power north of the border and knocking on the door of government in the south. Despite recent controversies and scandals...
| Автор | Deaglán de Bréadún |
Irish Days, Indian Memories offers a unique insight into an unexpectedly momentous facet of Dublin’s political and student life from 1913 to the end of the turbulent year that was 1916. V.V. Giri, fourth President of India (1969-74), who would later say of himself ‘when I am not an Indian, I am an Irishman’, and a group of twelve Indian law students at King’s Inns and University College Dublin, witnessed and participated in the events of these dramatic years. Drawn from diaries, letters,...
| Автор | Conor Mulvagh |
Ireland’s Memorial Records, 1914-1918 contain the names of 49,435 enlisted men who were killed in the First World War. Commissioned in 1919 by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and published in 100 eight-volume sets, the Records are notable for stunning and elaborate page decorations by celebrated Irish illustrator Harry Clarke. Drawing from published and unpublished sources, Marguerite Helmers’ ground-breaking study provides a fascinating insight into the work of Harry Clarke as an extraordinary...
| Автор | Marguerite Helmers |
During a time of high tension, terror and fear, the Irish Defence Forces faced the very real threat of the Irish State being plunged into a savagely sectarian civil war. The southern state faced a breakdown of law and order, severely challenged by manhunts, prison breaks, shoot-outs, kidnappings, bank robberies, subversive training camps, bomb-making factories, illegal weapons shipments, and border operations. Soldiering Against Subversion is the dramatic and previously untold story of the...
| Автор | Dan Harvey |
This is the first complete history of the Curragh Camp, from its foundation in 1855 to the present day, under both British and Irish occupation. Dan Harvey, a military historian and an experienced senior officer, presents a compelling and fascinating narrative of the camp’s many evocative eras and episodes. This unique establishment has been key in shaping Irish history while being shaped in turn by the great national and international conflicts that it was founded to respond to: the Crimean...
| Автор | Dan Harvey |
Ninja Fighting Techniques explains how to defend yourself against real-world threats using techniques perfected centuries ago by the great Ninja masters. Author Stephen K. Hayes is the world's leading expert on Ninjutsu techniques. In this book, he presents the Ninja «Five Elements» system to explain fundamental aspects of self-defense. According to Japanese Buddhist belief, human nature is connected to the natural world and the five elements. By understanding that connection, essential...
| Автор | Stephen K. Hayes |
Iny Lorentz Töchter der Sünde gelesen von Anne Moll Auf Kibitzstein hat Marie Adler sich mit dem Würzburger Fürstbischof Gottfried Schenk zu Limburg arrangiert. Ihre Kinder sind mittlerweile erwachsen und Trudi und Lisa bereits verheiratet. Außerdem hat der Fürstbischof angedeutet, für Falko Adler eine passende Ehe stiften zu wollen. Das Leben könnte im Grunde für Marie nicht schöner sein, doch da geschehen zwei Dinge, die das Schicksal aller auf Kibitzstein verändern werden.
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Iny Lorentz Die Rache der Wanderhure Glücklich und zufrieden lebt die einstige Wanderhure Marie mit ihrem Ehemann Michel Adler auf Burg Hohenstein, die die beiden als Kastellanin und Burghauptmann für den König verwalten. Mit der Geburt ihrer Tochter Trudi scheint ihr Glück schließlich vollkommen. Doch das Unheil lauert schon, denn Maries größter Feind ist ihr dicht auf den Fersen und hat einen düsteren Plan ersonnen, um sie in seine Gewalt zu bringen …
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
The attire of the feudal lords and ladies of old Japan, warriors, priest, courtesans, Edo-period dandies geisha, footmen, farmers— in fact, the whole array of Kabuki's colorful characters-is discussed in fascinating detail in this Japanese Kabuki book.From kimono and armor to undergarments, from wigs to foot gear, from swords to hair garments—no aspect of costume accessories is overlooked. Textiles and textile designs, in all their profusion of weaves, colors, and...
| Автор | Ruth M. Shaver |
Ningyo: The Art of the Japanese Doll features over 250 unique photographs as well as extensive commentary and background history. Japanese dolls ( ningyo ) have played an important role in Japanese art and culture since its earliest stages of development, as talismanic figures, centerpieces, in elaborate festivals, medical study tools, theater distractions, decorative objects, and avidly collected art forms, as well as childhood playthings. Ningyo: The Art of the Japanese Doll is the most...
| Автор | Alan Scott Pate |
Discover the rarified Peranakan (native-born Chinese of Southeast Asia) aesthetics that are today highly sought-after for their beauty: distinctive furniture and ceramics, textiles and jewelry, and many other art objects. <I>Peranakan Chinese Home</I> displays these extraordinary objects, visible markers of a highly developed culture. <BR><BR>The broad range of beautiful objects which the Peranakan Chinese created and enjoyed in their daily lives is astounding. Each...
| Автор | Ronald G. Knapp |
Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java is richly illustrated with color plates of the finest antique and contemporary batik from thirty museums and private collections around the world.From the royal courts of Yogyakarta and Cirebon to the coastal towns of Pekalongan, Surabaya and Lasem, Inger McCabe Elliot takes the reader on a spellbinding tour of Java's north coast examining the customs, cultures and craftsmanship that distinguishes its magic cloth.Batik—Fabled Cloth of Java is a...
| Автор | Inger McCabe Elliott |
Luca Di Fulvio Der Junge, der Träume schenkte gelesen von Timmo Niesner New York, 1909. Aus einem transatlantischen Frachter steigt eine junge Frau mit ihrem Sohn Natale. Sie kommen aus dem tiefsten Süden Italiens – mit dem Traum von einem besseren Leben in Amerika. Doch in der von Armut, Elend und Kriminalität gezeichneten Lower East Side gelten die gnadenlosen Gesetze der Gangs. Nur wer über ausreichend Robustheit und Durchsetzungskraft verfügt, kann sich hier behaupten. So wie der junge...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Michael Peinkofer Das Buch von Ascalon gelesen von Philipp Schepmann Juni 1099. Kreuzfahrer stehen vor Jerusalem. Niemand ist mehr sicher. Auch die vier Menschen nicht, die nach dem größten Geheimnis der Christenheit suchen ? Köln, drei Jahre zuvor. Unzählige Kreuzfahrer ziehen durch die Stadt. Immer wieder gibt es Übergriffe gegen Juden. Schließlich wird der Kaufmann Isaac beauftragt, den wertvollsten Besitz der Gemeinde zurück ins Gelobte Land zu bringen: das Buch von Ascalon. Zusammen mit...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Ninja Attack! introduces dozens of unforgettable real-life ninja straight out of the annals of Japanese history—many of whom are all but unknown outside their home country. Ninja masters. Solo assassins and operatives. Femme fatales as deadly as they were beautiful. Swordfighters out of legend. And the Shogun and warlords who commanded them. Each individual in this graphic novel is profiled with a full-page manga-style drawing and a dossier brimming with top-secret information,...
| Автор | Hiroko Yoda |
Shinsengumi: The Shogun's Last Samurai Corps is the true story of the notorious samurai corps formed in 1863 to arrest or kill the enemies of the Tokugawa Shogun. The only book in English about the Shinsengumi, it focuses on the corps' two charismatic leaders, Kondo Isami and Hijikata Toshizo, both impeccable swordsmen. It is a history–in–brief of the final years of the Bakufu, which collapsed in 1867 with the restoration of Imperial rule. In writing Shinsengumi,...
| Автор | Romulus Hillsborough |
The samurai sword: a symbol of the spirit of old Japan, it embodies the samurai's steel discipline, unswerving devotion and peerless skill. With its creation, a feat of craftsmanship passed down by generations of artisans, the samurai sword is generally considered to be superior even to the famed blades of Western Damascus and Toledo. <br><br><i>The Samurai Sword Handbook</i> is a precise exploration of the samurai sword designed for sword collectors as well as...
| Автор | John M. Yumoto |
This monumental reference work—long awaited by collectors and scholars—fills an important gap in the available literature on oriental rugs. Lavishly illustrated with over 1000 photographs and drawings, it offers clear and precise definitions for the rug and textile terms in use across a broad swath of the globe—from Morocco to Turkey, Persia, the Caucasus region, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and China. Covering priceless museum-quality rug traditions...
| Автор | Peter F. Stone |
Philipp Vandenberg Die Frau des Seiltänzers gelesen von Anuk Ens Exquisiter Hörgenuss für Historienfans 1525. Zeit der Bauernkriege. Die Novizin Magdalena flieht aus dem Kloster und schließt sich einer Gauklertruppe an, deren Oberhaupt der Große Rudolfo ist, der berühmteste Seiltänzer der Welt. Zwischen den beiden bahnt sich bald schon eine Liebe an. Als Rudolfo beim Besteigen des Mainzer Doms abstürzt, glaubt Magdalena als einzige, dass sein Tod von langer Hand geplant war und macht sich...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
Preußen, Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts. Auf der Flucht vor den Deutschordensrittern gelangen die 17jährige Agnes und ihre Mutter Gunda nach Königsberg. Dort begegnet Agnes dem gleichaltrigen Caspar, zu dem sie sich hingezogen sogleich fühlt. Ihre Mutter lehnt Caspar jedoch entschieden ab, und auch Agnes ist verunsichert, gehört ihr Herz doch eigentlich bereits einem anderen. Ihre Verwirrung wächst, als sie an Caspars Nacken dasselbe Feuermal wie an dem ihren entdeckt. Was verbindet sie mit ihm?...
| Автор | Ксюша Ангел |
With dozens of classic miniature Japanese woodblock prints and informative text, this Japanese art book is an essential for print collectors.Of the many genres of ukio-e, perhaps the least known is that of the diminutive surimono produced by Utamaro, Kiyonaga, Hokusai, Hiroshige, and others. They were the small, relatively little-known woodblock prints of the Tokugawa era, produced in smaller numbers and better quality than the ukiyo-e prints as we know them today.This beautifully illustrated...
| Автор | Kurt Meissner |
Eine große Reise. Eine neue Liebe. Ein dunkles Geheimnis- Evreux, Frankreich, 1788: Lange bevor Lenobia im HOUSE OF NIGHT die mächtige «Reitlehrerin mit den allerhöchsten Standards und der niedrigsten Toleranzschwelle» wird – war sie ein ganz normales Mädchen mit ganz alltäglichen Problemen. Als uneheliche Tochter eines französischen Barons wird sie zwar geduldet, jedoch nicht geliebt. Als das Schicksal sie auf ein Schiff nach New Orleans verschlägt, hofft sie, dass das Leben es von nun an...
| Автор | P.C. Cast |