Power in History: From Medieval Ireland to the Post-Modern World - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0716531089 ISBN 13 : 9780716531081

Editeur : Irish Academic Press Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

This book assembles some of the most exciting scholars working in the field of history to explore the theme of power in history, examining the complexities, controversies, and contradictions of power and its contested environments in relation to warfare, the state, race, religion, gender, class, linguistic and cultural hegemony, symbols and rituals, and visual arts and architecture. It ranges from the medieval period to contemporary times, principally in Ireland and wider Europe, but also extending to North America, Africa and Oceania. The fifteen contributions do not accept 'power' as a historical given. Each author addresses the specific context giving rise to different constructions of it and its legitimacy, whether based on violence, political writings and rationalism, religious belief, popular acclamation or visual perception. The collection brings out the different meanings and nuances of power over time and in its different geographical spaces. As the editors argue in their conclusion where they look at the meaning of power in the post-modern age, the findings of this book have a reach beyond the academy and should resonate with all those interested in the exercise of power in the modern world.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Professor Anthony McElligott is professor of History at the University of Limerick and an Editor of Cultural and Social History: Journal of the Social History Society. Dr Liam Chambers is lecturer in the Department of History at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. Dr Catherine Lawless is Course Director of the MA in History of Art and Architecture at the University of Limerick. Dr. Ciara Breathnach is Course Director of the History of Family at the University of Limerick.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Irish Academic Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0716531089
• ISBN 13: 9780716531081
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: McElligott Anthony, Chambers Liam, Breathnach Ciara, Lawless Catherine
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• Personne responsable: non disponible