Bruce Nelson starts his book with a clear statement: ‘this book is about race’. Over 257 pages he describes how Irish nationalists developed their own conception of the Irish race […]
Read More →At first glance, judging by the title, I thought this was a book in the Michael Richter mode, treating Irish history in a wide international spectrum. But it turns out […]
Read More →Bookworm is looking forward to Christmas, and a number of series from Irish publishers present a few ideas for stocking-fillers. First up is UCD Press. The latest in their ‘Classics […]
Read More →Jack Lynch: a biography Dermot Keogh (Gill and MacMillan, €26.99) ISBN 9780717134694 Jack Lynch died in 1999. Since then, he has received four biographies, more attention than has been given […]
Read More →A history of the Northern Ireland Labour Party: democratic socialism and sectarianism Aaron Edwards (Manchester University Press, £60) ISBN 9780719078743This book is one of a series of Critical Labour Movement […]
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