Автор: Whelan, Barry Название: Ireland`s revolutionary diplomat ISBN: 0268105057 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780268105051 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6270.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Leopold Kerney was one of the most influential diplomats of twentieth-century Irish history. This book presents the first comprehensive biography of Kerney's career in its entirety from his recruitment to the diplomatic service to his time in France, Spain, Argentina, and Chile. Barry Whelan’s work provides fascinating new perceptions of Irish diplomatic history at seminal periods of the twentieth century, including the War of Independence, the Irish Civil War, the Anglo-Irish Economic War, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II, from an eyewitness to those events. Drawing on over a decade of archival research in repositories in France, Germany, Britain, Spain, and Ireland, as well as through unique and unrestricted access to Kerney's private papers, Whelan successfully challenges previously published analyses of Kerney's work and debunks many of the perceived controversies surrounding his career.
Ireland's Revolutionary Diplomat brings to life Kerney's connections with leading Irish figures from the revolutionary generation including Michael Collins, Ernest Blythe, George Gavan Duffy, Desmond FitzGerald, Arthur Griffith, and Se?n T. O’Kelly, as well as his diplomatic colleagues in the service. More importantly, the book illuminates the decades-long friendship Kerney enjoyed with ?amon de Valera—the most important Irish political figure of the twentieth century—and shows how the "Chief" trusted and rewarded his friend throughout their long association. The book offers a fresh understanding of the Department of External Affairs and critically assesses the roles of Joseph Walshe, secretary of the department, as well as Colonel Dan Bryan, director of G2 (Irish Army Military Intelligence), who both conspired to destroy Kerney's reputation and career during and after World War II. Whelan sheds new light on other events in Kerney's career, such as his confidential reports from fascist Spain that exposed General Francisco Franco's crimes against his people. Whelan challenges other events previously seen by some historians as controversial, including Kerney’s major role in the Frank Ryan case, his contact with senior Nazi figures, especially Dr. Edmund Veesenmayer and German military intelligence, and his libel case against an acclaimed Irish historian Professor Desmond Williams. This book offers new observations on how Nazi Germany tried to utilize Kerney, unsuccessfully, as a liaison between the Irish government and Hitler’s regime. Captured German documents reveal the extent of this secret plan to alter Irish neutrality during World War II, which concerned both Adolf Hitler and the leading Nazis of his regime.
Автор: Whelan Bridget, Kapell Matthew Wilhelm Название: Women and Video Game Modding: Essays on Gender and the Digital Community ISBN: 1476667438 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781476667430 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 6098.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: These essays examine the phenomenon of women and "modding", focusing on such titles as Skyrim, Dragon Age, and The Sims. Topics include the relationship between "modders" and developers, the history of "modding", and the relationship between "modding" and disability, race, sexuality and gender identity.
Автор: Whelan Bridget Название: Back to Creative Writing School ISBN: 1499646550 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781499646559 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1723.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: 'The creative writing bible', says C.S. Quinn, bestselling author of the historical fiction classic The Thief Taker'Inspiring, insightful and fun...an indispensable tool for anyone wanting to write fiction ' Sarah Rayner, novelist and author of One Moment, One Morning, officially one of the 21st century's bestselling books. 'I recommend this book to all my students, and I recommend it to you. Great stuff.' Alex Pheby, Head of Creative Writing, University of Greenwich The 30 imaginative exercises will stretch your writing skills and take you in new and unexpected directions.
Автор: Whelan Alan Название: Black Stars of Ghana ISBN: 095722480X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780957224803 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2113.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Travelling against the backdrop of Ghana's Black Stars' thrilling performance in the 2010 World Cup, Alan Whelan sets off on a motorcycle adventure into the heart of West Africa. Curious to discover the current state of Ghana after two generations of independent rule within his lifetime, he rides optimistically on a continent that has had its fair share of trauma. On this, his second major African journey, he aims to prove the lie to the warning in 1951 by a British politician that to allow African colonies their independence would be "like giving a child a latch-key, a bank account and a shotgun." He meets witches, fetish priestesses, custodians of the slave trade, and the only white chief of Ashanti who confirm that - if Ghana is an indication of progress - the future of the continent is bright. The fuel for the trip becomes the electric atmosphere in every town and village he visits as the Black Stars progress through the World Cup taking place in South Africa. He becomes convinced that their success is partially down to the mysterious black powder he is given by a fetish priest. 'It is from the bush, ' says the priest. 'This powder will keep you safe. It is powerful ' But will it see the Black Stars to the final - and will it see him to the end of the journey?
Автор: Zapata-Whelan Carol Название: The Wish Sisters ISBN: 1643732250 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781643732251 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2062.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Wish Sisters, an endearing fairy tale, brims with heartwarming exchanges between two sisters. Vibrant illustrations enrich the charming telling of wishes granted. Joan SchoettlerAPALA Award
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