Bernadette Whelan: 2 books
American Government in Ireland, 1790–1913
A history of the US consular service
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2013
This book reconstructs American consular activity in Ireland from 1790 to 1913 and elucidates the interconnectedness of America’s foreign interests, Irish nationalism and British imperialism
Reading the Irish Woman
Studies in Cultural Encounters and Exchange, 1714-1960
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2013
The theme of this book is cultural encounter and exchange in Irish women's lives. Using three case studies: the Enlightenment, emigration and modernism, it analyses reading and popular and consumer culture as sites of negotiation of gender roles. It traces how the circulation of ideas, fantasies and...