Ireland's cultural empire : contacts, comparisons, translations /
The volume highlights Ireland's cultural and linguistic influence in the world. It springs from research carried out on the relationship between Ireland and England, and pays special attention to the concept of ""colony"". Traditional adjectives like ""colonial&quo...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2018.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | The volume highlights Ireland's cultural and linguistic influence in the world. It springs from research carried out on the relationship between Ireland and England, and pays special attention to the concept of ""colony"". Traditional adjectives like ""colonial"" and ""post-colonial"" have been purposely avoided in the title of the book. When referring to Ireland, they reinforce a prejudicial perspective and blur the relevant influence of its cultural heritage and identity. In the decades after independence, Ireland was predominantly defined in terms of separatism and isolation, and in a contr |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 142 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color), music |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781527523814 1527523810 |
