Kategoria BISAC: History >> Europe - Ireland

Ireland is one of the nations of the Western World in which industrialization was longest delayed. In these papers, sociologists, economists, and political scientists analyze various aspects of the industrial society that has developed in Ireland with particular speed since the 1960s. They discuss the typicality or "exceptionalism" of the Irish experience, critically examining its relevance for current theories of "modernization" and industrialism.

Written by a leading group of scholars, this unique volume examines post-Agreement Northern Ireland. It compares Northern Ireland with societies in four continents that are also divided, showing that comparative analysis is essential for understanding the dynamics of Northern Ireland's conflict, ethnic conflict in general, and conflict management.

Yn ymestyn o'r Oesoedd Ia hyd y dwthwn hwn, mae'r gyfrol feistrolgar hon yn olrhain hanes gwleidyddol, cymdeithasol a diwylliannol y rhan honno o'r byd y daethpwyd i'w hadnabod fel Cymru. Dyma'r llyfr sy'n egluro pam, 'er gwaethaf pawb a phopeth, 'rydym yma o hyd'. Yn yr astudiaeth ddiffiniol hon o hanes Cymru, trafodir bryn gaerau cynhanesyddol, olion Rhufeinig, gorchestion a methiannau tywysogion yr Oesoedd Canol, y Diwygiad Protestannaidd, datblygiad Anghydffurfiaeth, y Chwyldro Diwydiannol, twf yr ymdeimlad cenedlaethol, streiciau'r glowyr a'r ymgyrch i ennill ymreolaeth. Yn yr argraffiad...