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The Saga of Israel and Zionism
Häftad, 2015
426 kr
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'Highly recommended . . . The title of the book reflects its focus: the international, political, religious, social, and diplomatic forces affecting the history of the Jews who identified with Zionism and later with the state of Israel.' Library Journal'As Ireland's representative to United Nations …
On the Eve of the Millenium
The Future of Democracy Through an Age of Unreason
Häftad, 1995
154 kr
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"All my life," writes Conor Cruise O'Brien, "I have been fascinated and puzzled by nationalism and religion; by the interaction of the two forces, sometimes in unison, sometimes antagonistic." In these wide-ranging and penetrating essays, O'Brien examines how throughout the world today these …
Long Affair
Häftad, 1998
541 kr
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This is an examination of Thomas Jefferson as both man and icon through the critical lens of the French Revolution. The book offers a provocative analysis of the supreme symbol of American history and political culture and challenges the traditional perceptions of both Jefferson and his legacy.
To Katanga and Back
A Un Case History
E-bok, 2015
132 kr
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July 1960: The newly independent Congo is hit by the secession of its mineral rich-province Katanga, led by Moïse Tshombe and backed by Belgium and Britain.June 1961: Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien arrives in Katanga as Special Representative of United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld, his task …
Maria Cross
Imaginative Patterns in a Group of Catholic Writers
Häftad, 2015
274 kr
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The first literary phase in the brilliant and protean career of Conor Cruise O'Brien was his work as critic for Dublin literary magazine The Bell, which begat this collection of essays first published in 1952 (under the pseudonym 'Donat O'Donnell', as O'Brien was then a working civil servant). In …
Maria Cross
Imaginative Patterns in a Group of Catholic Writers
E-bok, 2015
148 kr
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The first literary phase in the brilliant and protean career of Conor Cruise O'Brien was his work as critic for Dublin literary magazine The Bell, which begat this collection of essays first published in 1952 (under the pseudonym 'Donat O'Donnell', as O'Brien was then a working civil servant.) In …
Parnell and His Party, 1880-1890
Häftad, 2015
327 kr
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Conor Cruise O'Brien's second book, published in 1957, grew out of the doctoral thesis he had submitted at Dublin's Trinity College that, in 1954, duly earned him his PhD. In Parnell and His Party, 1880-1890, O'Brien applied a finessing scholarly eye to the figure of Charles Stewart Parnell, leader …
Writers and Politics
Essays and Criticism
Häftad, 2015
310 kr
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Arguably Conor Cruise O'Brien's most influential and admired book was this brilliant collection of essays - on history, literature and public affairs - first published in 1965. 'I can still remember the excitement with which I discovered a copy of Writers and Politics, in a provincial library in …
Writers and Politics
Essays and Criticism
E-bok, 2015
177 kr
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Arguably Conor Cruise O'Brien's most influential and admired book was this brilliant collection of essays - on history, literature and public affairs - first published in 1965. 'I can still remember the excitement with which I discovered a copy of Writers and Politics, in a provincial library in …
Camus
Häftad, 2015
242 kr
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Essential reading for old fans and new admirers of Albert Camus' classic quarantine novel THE PLAGUE - a new bestseller amidst the coronavirus pandemic.'Brilliant.' The Times'Joyous ... A unique critical talent.' TLSAlbert Camus is one of the most famous French writers of the twentieth century, a …
Camus
E-bok, 2015
145 kr
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Essential reading for old fans and new admirers of Albert Camus' classic quarantine novel THE PLAGUE - a new bestseller amidst the coronavirus pandemic.'Brilliant.' The Times'Joyous ... A unique critical talent.' TLSAlbert Camus is one of the most famous French writers of the twentieth century, a …
States of Ireland
Häftad, 2015
267 kr
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Written in 1972 in the wake of Bloody Sunday and direct rule, States of Ireland was Conor Cruise O'Brien's searching analysis of contemporary Irish nationalism: part-memoir, part-history, part-polemic.'If The Great Melody (1992) is O'Brien's major academic work, States of Ireland is the one that …
States of Ireland
E-bok, 2015
157 kr
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Written in 1972 in the wake of Bloody Sunday and direct rule, States of Ireland was Conor Cruise O'Brien's searching analysis of contemporary Irish nationalism: part-memoir, part-history, part-polemic.'If The Great Melody (1992) is O'Brien's major academic work, States of Ireland is the one that …
Suspecting Glance
Häftad, 2015
274 kr
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The Suspecting Glance (first published in 1972) collects Conor Cruise O'Brien's four T. S. Eliot Memorial Lectures as delivered at the University of Kent, Canterbury, in November 1969. The lectures were inspired by O'Brien's experience of holding the Albert Schweitzer Chair in Humanities at New …
Suspecting Glance
E-bok, 2015
148 kr
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The Suspecting Glance (first published in 1972) collects Conor Cruise O'Brien's four T. S. Eliot Memorial Lectures as delivered at the University of Kent, Canterbury, in November 1969. The lectures were inspired by O'Brien's experience of holding the Albert Schweitzer Chair in Humanities at New …
Herod
Reflections on Political Violence
Häftad, 2015
317 kr
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In Herod: Reflections on Political Violence (first published in 1978) Conor Cruise O'Brien collects a number of essays alongside three short plays that dramatise political arguments through the infamous figure of the Roman king of Judaea for whom the collection is named.'A great book. In it, …
Herod
Reflections on Political Violence
E-bok, 2015
181 kr
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In Herod: Reflections on Political Violence (first published in 1978) Conor Cruise O'Brien collects a number of essays alongside three short plays that dramatise political arguments through the infamous figure of the Roman king of Judaea for whom the collection is named.'A great book. In it, …
Passion and Cunning
and Other Essays
Häftad, 2015
289 kr
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Conor Cruise O'Brien's brilliant and hugely controversial 1965 essay on the political convictions of W. B. Yeats is the title-piece for this superb 1988 collection of pieces on politics, religion, nationalism and terrorism.'O'Brien is a man of strong views, and he writes with verve and wit. Agree …
Passion and Cunning
And Other Essays
E-bok, 2015
177 kr
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Conor Cruise O'Brien's brilliant and hugely controversial 1965 essay on the political convictions of W. B. Yeats is the title-piece for this superb 1988 collection of pieces on politics, religion, nationalism and terrorism.'O'Brien is a man of strong views, and he writes with verve and wit. Agree …
Great Melody
A Thematic Biography and Commented Anthology of Edmund Burke
Häftad, 2015
439 kr
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Conor Cruise O'Brien's majestic meditation on the life and writings of Burke was originally published in 1992.'O'Brien [had] been brooding on Edmund Burke for decades. First he worked on a narrative approach and came to a standstill, he knew not why. Then, in the light of much painful observation …
Long Affair
Thomas Jefferson and the French Revolution 1785-1800
Häftad, 2015
354 kr
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'A spirited attack on Thomas Jefferson . . . a quietly devastating foray into the scripture of the American Revolution.' Frank Callanan, Irish TimesThomas Jefferson, American Minister to France 1785-9, was an enthusiast for the French Revolution and believed its virtues could be exported back to an …
Shaping of Modern Ireland
Inbunden, 2027
2548 kr
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First published in 1960, The Shaping of Modern Ireland consists of a series of lectures broadcast by Radio Eireann. Their subjects are the leading Irishmen in the period between the fall of Parnell and the Rising of 1916. This was a period during which many leading Irishmen worked for a better …
On the Eve of the Millenium
The Future of Democracy Through an Age of Unreason
E-bok, 1995
159 kr
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"All my life," writes Conor Cruise O''Brien, "I have been fascinated and puzzled by nationalism and religion; by the interaction of the two forces, sometimes in unison, sometimes antagonistic." In these wide-ranging and penetrating essays, O''Brien examines how throughout the world today these …
Memoir: My Life and Themes
Inbunden, 2000
389 kr
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Known as a diplomat, government minister, historian, biographer, anti-war activist, playwright, editor, political theorist and university president, Conor Cruise O'Brien has brought his unique perspective to such thorny issues as Irish nationalism, Zionism, post-colonial Africa and India and …
