An Irish history of civilization. Volume 1 /

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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 quixo...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Akenson, Donald H. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005.
Temas:
Civilization, Modern > Irish influences > Anecdotes.
Irish > Foreign countries > Anecdotes.
Civilisation moderne et contemporaine > Influence irlandaise > Anecdotes.
Irlandais > Pays étrangers > Anecdotes.
HISTORY > Europe > Ireland.
Civilization.
Civilization, Modern > Irish influences.
Emigration and immigration.
Irish > Foreign countries.
Ireland > History > Anecdotes.
Ireland > Civilization > Anecdotes.
Ireland > Emigration and immigration > Anecdotes.
Irlande > Histoire > Anecdotes.
Irlande > Civilisation > Anecdotes.
Irlande > Émigration et immigration > Anecdotes.
Ireland.
Anecdotes.
History.
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  • Contents
  • Preface
  • BOOK ONE: DOWNPATRICK IS THE BUTTERFLY CAPITAL OF THE UNIVERSE
  • Prelude
  • The Discus Throwers 16â€?400 CE
  • The Rope Braiders 150â€?400 CE
  • The Book of the Conquests of Ireland 3000 BCEâ€?493 CE
  • Who Spreadest Out the Heavens 493â€?1493
  • New Worlds Seduce the Old 1488â€?1610
  • Misplaced Files 1610â€?1660
  • The Empire of the Obscure: The West Indies 1620â€?1667
  • The Mainland Colonies 1584â€?1690
  • The Empire of the Ambiguous: The West Indies 1668â€?1690
  • Glory in Some Fashion 1690â€?1785
  • The Devil's Sugar Plantation: The West Indies 1690â€?1785Thirteen Is a Lucky Number 1690â€?1785
  • BOOK TWO: KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIERS?
  • Off Their Knees. Ireland 1785â€?1830
  • Cry Not for Cook's Wake 1768â€?1793
  • Measuring the Land of Resentment Australia 1785â€?1830
  • The Long White Shroud. New Zealand 1792â€?1830
  • Albion, Hibernia's Bent Old Darling 1715â€?1830
  • St Paul Comes to Polynesia 1795â€?1830
  • The Canadas 1770â€?1830
  • The American Evolution 1785â€?1830
  • The Edge. Ireland 1830â€?1845
  • Regarding the Crown Jewel. India 1785â€?1845
  • Not the Darkest of Continents. Africa 1805â€?1845The End of Easy Money. The West Indies 1800â€?1865
  • Advance Australia Fair, or Foul 1830â€?45
  • Treaty Negotiations? New Zealand 1830â€?1845
  • Pebbles in God's Hand. Polynesia 1830â€?1845
  • Neighbour. England 1830â€?1845
  • Upper Canada. Ireland's Cold Dominion 1830â€?1845
  • Compression and Expansion. The United States 1830â€?1845
  • Index: Personal Names
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