Mike Cronin, Daryl Adair

The Wearing of the Green (eBook, ePUB)

A History of St Patrick's Day

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This lively and ambitious book - the first to chronicle the full history of St. Patrick's Day, from its medieval origins to the modern day - explores the shared heritage of the Irish through the development of this unique national holiday.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 23.11.2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134242306
• Artikelnr.: 42636276

Autorenporträt

Mike Cronin graduated with a Ph.D. in history from Oxford University in 1994. He is currently Accademic Director for Centre of Irish Programmes at Boston College, Dublin. Cronin has a particular interest in the study of twentieth-century Irish history, as well as the politics of sport in Irish history. He is author of The Blueshirts and Irish Politics (1997), Sport and Nationalism in Ireland (1999) and A History of Ireland (2001). Daryl Adair graduated with a Ph.D. in history from the Flinders University of South Australia in 1995. He is currently Lecturer in Sports Humanities in the Centre for Sports Studies, University of Canberra, Australia. Adair has a background in Australian history, with a keen interest in public spectacles. He is author of Sport in Australian History (1997, with Wray Vamplew), and editor of Sport Tourism (2002, with Brent Ritchie).