John Redmond was one of the most influential leaders of Irish nationalism. In his treament of Redmond, Joseph P. Finnan demonstrates the multiple identities of the Irish Parliamentary Party as nationalist, liberal, and Catholic.
With detailed analysis and thorough research, this challenges the central idea of Hegel’s philosophy of history – progress. In also... Læs mere
Tells the story of the intercollegiate gridiron sport in the years immediately after World War I when the game underwent... Læs mere
Opens a window onto the lives of Palestinians, exploring specifically the experience of giving birth. Drawing upon oral histories, Wick follows the... Læs mere
Offers a vital new perspective on the way World War I has been traditionally studied in the Palestinian context. It also examines the... Læs mere
Little is known in the West about the division of the Islamic world into Shiites and Sunnites and even less about the stratification of these two groups. Moosa’s... Læs mere
How lethal is love, how dangerous is woman? And how sensual is the yearning for immortality? This book presents the drama of Jummo's life, the tragic arc of... Læs mere
The first book-length overview of the theology of the Ibadi Islam, a distinct sect of Islam, neither Sunni nor Shi'ite, that emerged in the early Islamic period and remains today in small pockets of North Africa and as the dominant sect of Oman.