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Literature & Literary StudiesDecember 2003The poetry of Carol Ann Duffy
Choosing tough words
by Angelica Michelis, Anthony Rowland
The first full-length collection of essays on the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy. Duffy's poetry is both respected by academics, and widely read and enjoyed by both children and adults. Approaches Duffy's work from a variety of literary theoretical perspectives, including feminism, masculinity, national identity and post-structuralism. Situates Duffy's work in relation to current debates about the state, value and social relevance of contemporary British poetry. Will become the benchmark anthology on Duffy. ;
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March 2015Die Sirenen von Belfast
Roman
by Adrian McKinty, Peter Torberg
Der prüfende Blick unter den Wagen gehört zu Sean Duffys Morgenritual. Im Nordirlandkonflikt stehen Autobombenanschläge auf der Tagesordnung, und als katholischer Bulle ist er die perfekte Zielscheibe der IRA. Als er und sein Kollege McCrabban auf einem verlassenen Firmengelände in Belfast einen tiefgekühlten Torso finden, ist für ihre Vorgesetzten die Sache klar: Der Konflikt hat ein weiteres Todesopfer gefordert. Wie immer glaubt Duffy nicht an einfache Lösungen und gräbt tiefer. Eine heiße Spur führt ihn in die USA, doch als sich in Nordirland die Lage zuspitzt, wird Duffy plötzlich das wahre Ausmaß des Falles klar … Ein Torso in einem Koffer, ein tätowierter Hautfetzen und eine teuflisch schöne Witwe – Detective Sergeant Sean Duffy ist zurück mit einem Fall, der ihn tief in die Wirren des Nordirlandkonflikts zieht. Er stößt auf skrupellose Geldgeschäfte und familiäre Abgründe. Bald schon wird er selbst Opfer seiner Ermittlungen.
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July 2019Dirty Cops
Kriminalroman
by Adrian McKinty, Peter Torberg
»Die Reihe gehört zweifellos zu den besten Krimiserien, die derzeit im Buchhandel erhältlich sind.« Jörg Kijanski, krimi-couch Gejagt von unbekannten Kräften, bedroht von internen Ermittlungen, unter Druck gesetzt von der Mutter seines Kindes, versucht er, einen der wahnwitzigsten Mordfälle seiner Laufbahn aufzuklären, ohne dabei sein eigenes Leben zu verlieren. Belfast 1988: Ein Mann wird mit einem Pfeil im Rücken tot aufgefunden. Es waren wohl kaum Indianer, und auch Robin Hood dürfte als Täter nicht in Frage kommen. Und da das Opfer eh nur ein Drogendealer war, könnte man sein kurioses Dahinscheiden ruhigen Gewissens zu den Akten legen. Doch Inspector Sean Duffy tut sich schwer damit, Morde zu den Akten zu legen – auch wenn seine Vorgesetzten ihn dazu drängen und der Haussegen bei der jungen Familie Duffy gerade reichlich schief hängt. Und noch jemand möchte Duffy zum Aufgeben zwingen: Eines Nachts findet er sich im Wald wieder, wo drei bewaffnete, maskierte Gestalten ihn dazu zwingen, sein eigenes Grab auszuheben …
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April 2004Irish Pubs
Ein Reisebegleiter durch Irland
by Johann-Günther König, Doris Heitkamp
Pubs und Literatur – das geht in keinem anderen Land besser zusammen als in Irland. Doch Pub ist nicht gleich Pub. In dieser kurzweiligen Rundreise durch Irland stellt Johann-Günther König rund 150 außergewöhnliche Gaststätten vor: Ob literarisches oder singing Pub, Trauer-Pub, Hotel-Bar, Laden-Pub oder viktorianischer Gin-Palace – der Varianten gibt es viele ...Zur Feier des 100. Bloomsday begibt sich König außerdem auf einen pub crawl durch Dublin, der die Spuren von Joyce, Beckett, Brendan Behan, Flann O'Brien u. v. a. aufnimmt.»Ausflüge« in die Geschichte bedeutender Brauereien und Whiskeybrennereien sowie eine Schilderung der Entwicklung irischer Trinkkultur und der public houses runden diese Reise ab.Im insel taschenbuch liegt außerdem vor: Von Pub zu Pub. Eine literarische Kneipentour durch London und Südengland (it 2888)
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Humanities & Social SciencesNovember 2024
Unofficial peace diplomacy
Private peace entrepreneurs in conflict resolution processes
by Lior Lehrs
This book analyses the international phenomenon of private peace entrepreneurs. These are private citizens with no official authority who initiate channels of communication with official representatives from the other side of a conflict in order to promote a conflict resolution process. It combines theoretical discussion with historical analysis, examining four cases from different conflicts: Norman Cousins and Suzanne Massie in the Cold War, Brendan Duddy in the Northern Ireland conflict and Uri Avnery in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The book defines the phenomenon, examines the resources and activities of private peace entrepreneurs and their impact on the official diplomacy, and examines the conditions under which they can play an effective role in peace-making processes. This book is relevant to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 16, Peace, justice and strong institutions.
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Humanities & Social SciencesAugust 2024Ireland and the Renaissance court
by David Edwards, Brendan Kane
Ireland and the Renaissance court is an interdisciplinary collection of essays exploring Irish and English courts, courtiers and politics in the early modern period, c. 1450-1650. Chapters are contributed by both established and emergent scholars working in the fields of history, literary studies, and philology. They focus on Gaelic cúirteanna, the indigenous centres of aristocratic life throughout the medieval period; on the regnal court of the emergent British empire based in London at Whitehall; and on Irish participation in the wider world of European elite life and letters. Collectively, they expand the chronological limits of 'early modern' Ireland to include the fifteenth century and recreate its multi-lingual character through exploration of its English, Irish and Latin archives. This volume is an innovative effort at moving beyond binary approaches to English-Irish history by demonstrating points of contact as well as contention.
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Humanities & Social SciencesFebruary 1999The Irish and the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939
by Robert Stradling
The outbreak of the Spanish Civil War threw Irish politics, north and south of the border, into turmoil. Tragic events in Spain aroused emotive responses across the spectrum of Irish society. In contrast to most other communities of the British Isles, citizens of the Irish Free State were mainly pro-Franco. But many on the left felt a strong identification with the plight of the Republic. Ireland sent large organized bodies of men to fight on opposite sides in the Spanish Civil War. The International Brigade volunteers were led by the IRA warrior, Frank Ryan. Their rivals, who became a battalion of Franco's Foreign Legion were mostly members of the semi-facist Blueshirts, and were commanded by the ex-leader of that movement, General Eoin O'Duffy. In late 1936, two enemy crusades - Communist and Catholic - left Ireland to fight it out in Spain. This book, illuminated by personal histories, tells the story of what happened to those two sides. Starting with their eventful journey to Spain, it follows their footsteps across the battlefields of Spain. ;
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Literature & Literary StudiesJanuary 2004Theatre and religion
Lancastrian Shakespeare
by Richard Dutton, Alison Findlay, Richard Wilson
This important collection of essays focuses on the place of Roman Catholicism in early modern England, bringing new perspectives to bear on whether Shakespeare himself was Catholic. In the Introduction, Richard Wilson reviews the history of the debate over Shakespeare's religion, while Arthur Marotti and Peter Milward offer current perspectives on the subject. Eamon Duffy offers a historian's view of the nature of Elizabethan Catholicism, complemented by Frank Brownlow's study of Elizabeth's most brutal enforcer of religious policy, Richard Topcliffe. Two key Catholic controversialists are addressed by Donna Hamilton (Richard Vestegan) and Jean-Christophe Mayer (Robert Parsons). Robert Miola opens up the neglected field of Jesuit drama in the period, whilst Sonia Fielitz specifically proposes a new, Jesuit source-text for Timon of Athens. Carol Enos (As You Like It), Margaret Jones-Davies (Cymbeline), Gerard Kilroy (Hamlet) and Randall Martin (Henry VI 3) read individual plays in the light of these questions, while Gary Taylor's essay fittingly investigates the possible influence of religious conflicts on the publication of the Shakespeare First Folio. Theatre and religion: Lancastrian Shakespeare as a whole represents a major intervention in this fiercely contested current debate. ;
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September 2013Rote Kirschen, schwarze Kirschen
Roman
by Duffy, Sophie / Übersetzt von Naujokat, Angelika
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Humanities & Social SciencesOctober 2013The regeneration of east Manchester
A political analysis
by Georgina Blakeley, Brendan Evans
East Manchester has been the site of one of the most substantial regeneration projects internationally. The initiative in east Manchester confirmed the tag that the city is the 'regeneration capital' of the United Kingdom. While the book focuses on a single project, it has wider relevance to national and international regeneration initiatives. The book assesses the outcomes of the regeneration, although it demonstrates the difficulties in producing a definitive evaluation. It has a political focus and illuminates and challenges many assumptions underpinning three major current academic debates: governance, participatory democracy and ideology. The book is relevant to students of politics, geography, sociology, public administration and recent history but will also interest practitioners, academics and general readers interested in urban regeneration. Mancunians will also be fascinated by the rapidly changing face and character of their city as will those with an interest in Manchester's football, the Commonwealth Games and Sportcity. ;
