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Founded in 1961, Studia Hibernica is devoted to the study of the
Irish language and its literature, Irish history and archaeology,
Irish folklore and place names, and related subjects. Its aim is to
present the research of scholars in these fields of Irish studies
and so to bring them within easy reach of each other and the wider
public. It endeavours to provide in each issue a proportion of
articles, such as surveys of periods or theme in history or
literature, which will be of general interest. A long review
section is a special feature of the journal and all new
publications within its scope are there reviewed by competent
authorities.
In 2018, the Belgian national football team finished third in the
FIFA World Cup and reached number one in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's
Rankings. With a squad boasting the likes of Eden Hazard, Kevin De
Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku they possess some of the world's best
players. However, such success is more than a flash in the pan.
This generation is just the latest wave of talent the nation has
produced. The first book of its kind in English, Golden: Why
Belgian Football is More Than One Generation is the definitive
story of football in Belgium. It relives the sport's growth and the
European glories of Belgian clubs, charting their untold triumphs
against the biggest names. It dives into the recent production of
world-class players in its academies, amid the murkiness of
financial irregularities and match-fixing. It tells the tale of how
a nation with a population of under 12 million has continued to
make its mark on world football.
This Handbook of Visual Communication explores the key theoretical
areas and research methods of visual communication. With chapters
contributed by many of the best-known and respected scholars in
visual communication, this volume brings together significant and
influential work in the discipline. The second edition of this
already-classic text has been completely revised to reflect the
metamorphosis of communication in the last 15 years and the
ubiquity of visual communication in our modern mediated lifestyle.
Thriteen major theories of communication are defined by the top
experts in their fields: perception, cognition, aesthetics, visual
rhetoric, semiotics, cultural studies, ethnography, narrative,
media aesthetics, digital media, intertextuality, ethics, and
visual literacy. Each of these theory chapters is followed by an
exemplar study or two in the area, demonstrating the various
methods used in visual communication research as well as the
research approaches applicable for specific media types. The
Handbook of Visual Communication is a theoretical and
methodological handbook for visual communication researchers and a
compilation for much of the theoretical background necessary to
understand visual communication. It is required reading for
scholars, researchers, and advanced students in visual
communication, and it will be influential in other disciplines such
as advertising, persuasion, and media studies. The volume will also
be essential to media practitioners seeking to understand the
visual aspects of how audiences use media to contribute to more
effective use of each specific medium.
In the last decade there has been an increasing interest in the
role of people management in formulating key business decisions.
This book offers a counterbalance to the predominant view that
Human Resource and Personnel managers have little influence in the
strategy making process. The book offers guidance to Personnel / HR
managers aspiring to raise their status in organisations, as well
as an indication of the future development of the role of people
management at the highest levels of business. It will be essential
reading for all those with a professional or academic interest in
Human Resource Management and employment relations.
This practical and informative text lays out the product of a
number of years of clinical research into suicide behaviour and its
prevention. While the focus is on non-affective psychosis and the
schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, the mechanisms underlying suicide
behaviour in this group may well underlie or at least influence
suicide behaviour in other disorders. The authors describe methods
of assessment through individual formulation, and a cognitive
behavioural intervention through case studies, to reduce the risk
of suicide. This book argues that: * Suicide behaviour lies on a
cognitive-behavioural continuum from ideation, through intention to
action. * Mechanisms based on biased information processing
systems, the development of suicide schema, and appraisal styles
are likely to be fruitful in explaining suicidal thoughts and
behaviours. * A psychological theory of suicide behaviour is needed
in order to develop a mechanism of suicide and to understand the
components of suicidal thoughts and behaviours. * Suicide risk can
be reduced through the use of the intervention methods described
within the text Cognitive Behavioural Prevention of Suicide in
Psychosis evaluates practical applications of contemporary research
on this topic, and will therefore be of interest to practitioners,
post-graduates in training, and researchers studying suicide and/or
psychosis.
This practical and informative text lays out the product of a
number of years of clinical research into suicide behaviour and its
prevention. While the focus is on non-affective psychosis and the
schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, the mechanisms underlying suicide
behaviour in this group may well underlie or at least influence
suicide behaviour in other disorders. The authors describe methods
of assessment through individual formulation, and a cognitive
behavioural intervention through case studies, to reduce the risk
of suicide. This book argues that: * Suicide behaviour lies on a
cognitive-behavioural continuum from ideation, through intention to
action. * Mechanisms based on biased information processing
systems, the development of suicide schema, and appraisal styles
are likely to be fruitful in explaining suicidal thoughts and
behaviours. * A psychological theory of suicide behaviour is needed
in order to develop a mechanism of suicide and to understand the
components of suicidal thoughts and behaviours. * Suicide risk can
be reduced through the use of the intervention methods described
within the text Cognitive Behavioural Prevention of Suicide in
Psychosis evaluates practical applications of contemporary research
on this topic, and will therefore be of interest to practitioners,
post-graduates in training, and researchers studying suicide and/or
psychosis.
The story of early modern medicine, with its extremes of scientific
brilliance and barbaric practice, has long held a fascination for
scholars. The great discoveries of Harvey and Jenner sit
incongruously with the persistence of Galenic theory, superstition
and blood-letting. Yet despite continued research into the period
as a whole, most work has focussed on the metropolitan centres of
England, Scotland and France, ignoring the huge range of national
and regional practice. This collection aims to go some way to
rectifying this situation, providing an exploration of the changes
and developments in medicine as practised in Ireland and by Irish
physicians studying and working abroad during the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. Bringing together research undertaken into
the neglected area of Irish medical and social history across a
variety of disciplines, including history of medicine, Colonial
Latin American history, Irish, and French history, it builds upon
ground-breaking work recently published by several of the
contributors, thereby augmenting our understanding of the role of
medicine within early modern Irish society and its broader
scientific and intellectual networks. By addressing fundamental
issues that reach beyond the medical institutions, the collection
expands our understanding of Irish medicine and throws new light on
medical practices and the broader cultural and social issues of
early modern Ireland, Europe, and Latin America. Taking a variety
of approaches and sources, ranging from the use of eplistolary
exchange to the study of medical receipt books, legislative
practice to belief in miracles, local professionalization to
international networks, each essay offers a fascinating insight
into a still largely neglected area. Furthermore, the collection
argues for the importance of widening current research to consider
the importance and impact of early Irish medical traditions,
networks, and practices, and their interaction with related issues,
such as politics, gender, economic demand, and religious belief.
Contents: 1. The Power and Influence of the Personnel/HR Director: the Contemporary Debate 2. Boards of Directors and Top Management Teams 3. Boards of Directors and Top Management Teams: The Presence of Personnel/HR Directors 4. Getting to the Top: Career Pathways of Personnel/HR Directors 5. The Power and Influence of Personnel/HR Directors on Key Business Decisions 6. Personnel/HR Directors in Small and Medium Enterprises 7. The Role of Personnel/HR Directors in Multi-National Companies 8. Personnel/HR Directors in the Public Sector 9. The Effective Personnel/HR Director
The story of early modern medicine, with its extremes of scientific
brilliance and barbaric practice, has long held a fascination for
scholars. The great discoveries of Harvey and Jenner sit
incongruously with the persistence of Galenic theory, superstition
and blood-letting. Yet despite continued research into the period
as a whole, most work has focussed on the metropolitan centres of
England, Scotland and France, ignoring the huge range of national
and regional practice. This collection aims to go some way to
rectifying this situation, providing an exploration of the changes
and developments in medicine as practised in Ireland and by Irish
physicians studying and working abroad during the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. Bringing together research undertaken into
the neglected area of Irish medical and social history across a
variety of disciplines, including history of medicine, Colonial
Latin American history, Irish, and French history, it builds upon
ground-breaking work recently published by several of the
contributors, thereby augmenting our understanding of the role of
medicine within early modern Irish society and its broader
scientific and intellectual networks. By addressing fundamental
issues that reach beyond the medical institutions, the collection
expands our understanding of Irish medicine and throws new light on
medical practices and the broader cultural and social issues of
early modern Ireland, Europe, and Latin America. Taking a variety
of approaches and sources, ranging from the use of eplistolary
exchange to the study of medical receipt books, legislative
practice to belief in miracles, local professionalization to
international networks, each essay offers a fascinating insight
into a still largely neglected area. Furthermore, the collection
argues for the importance of widening current research to consider
the importance and impact of early Irish medical traditions,
networks, and practices, and their interaction with related issues,
such as politics, gender, economic demand, and religious belief.
The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was an era of continuity as
well as change. Though properly portrayed as the era of 'Protestant
Ascendancy' it embraces two phases - the eighteenth century when
that ascendancy was at its peak; and the nineteenth century when
the Protestant elite sustained a determined rear-guard defence in
the face of the emergence of modern Catholic nationalism. Employing
a chronology that is not bound by traditional datelines, this
volume moves beyond the familiar political narrative to engage with
the economy, society, population, emigration, religion, language,
state formation, culture, art and architecture, and the Irish
abroad. It provides new and original interpretations of a critical
phase in the emergence of a modern Ireland that, while focused
firmly on the island and its traditions, moves beyond the
nationalist narrative of the twentieth century to provide a history
of late early modern Ireland for the twenty-first century.
Founded in 1961, Studia Hibernica is devoted to the study of the
Irish language and its literature, Irish history and archaeology,
Irish folklore and place names, and related subjects. Its aim is to
present the research of scholars in these fields of Irish studies
and so to bring them within easy reach of each other and the wider
public. It endeavours to provide in each issue a proportion of
articles, such as surveys of periods or theme in history or
literature, which will be of general interest. A long review
section is a special feature of the journal and all new
publications within its scope are there reviewed by competent
authorities.
War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944 repairs the
fragmentary and incomplete history of events in the Philippine
Islands between the surrender of Allied forces in May 1942 and
MacArthur's return in October 1944. No book has comprehensively
examined the Filipino resistance during this crucial period. Here,
James Kelly Morningstar provides for the first time a comprehensive
history of the protracted fighting by 260,000 guerrillas in 277
units across the archipelago. Beginning with the Japanese
occupation, the collapse of the United States Forces, Far East
(USAFFE), and the simultaneous rise of the complex, diverse
Philippine guerrilla movements, Morningstar exposes the inadequacy
of MacArthur's conventional plans while revealing his inchoate
preparation for guerrilla resistance. Morningstar then recounts in
detail the impromptu resistance led by refugee American and
Filipino soldiers, local politicians, and social revolutionaries
left to battle the Japanese--and each other--with emphasis on how
Japanese, American, and Filipino actions influenced and proscribed
each other. From a distance, MacArthur contacted select guerrillas
and organized agents to deliver supplies and radios to them by
submarine. In this way he empowered some to gain power as part of a
united framework under his leadership. This not only kept alive the
resistance that denied the Japanese exploitation of the Philippines
while setting the conditions for MacArthur's return, it also
ensured that no one guerrilla leader could challenge America's
supremacy. MacArthur's selective support to guerrilla groups that
encouraged continued Filipino dependence on the United States would
prove fatal for the incipient Maoist social revolution on Luzon.
Even so, the Filipinos' shared sacrifice in their act of resistance
fueled a national consciousness that created a sense of deserved
nationhood. War and Resistance in the Philippines, 1942-1944
concludes with a brief discussion of legacies of the guerrilla
resistance. MacArthur's return reestablished the power of American
and Filipino political elites. Guerrillas and other citizens who
had experienced exceptional hardship now had to fight for
recognition. However, the war had resulted in a more united
Philippine national identity along with new political institutions
to repair the divisions between the formerly exiled government, the
collaborationists, and the members of resistance. These momentous
years of struggle in the Philippines changed the tide of history
and challenge our understanding of war and resistance.
This authoritative, accessible and engaging four-volume history
vividly presents the Irish story - or stories - from c.600 to the
present, within its broader Atlantic, European, imperial and global
contexts. While the volumes benefit from a strong political
narrative framework, they are distinctive also in including essays
that address the full range of social, economic, religious,
linguistic, military, cultural, artistic and gender history, and in
challenging traditional chronological boundaries in a manner that
offers new perspectives and insights. Each volume examines
Ireland's development within a distinct period, and offers a
complete and rounded picture of Irish life, while remaining
sensitive to the unique Irish experience. Bringing together an
international team of experts, this landmark history both reflects
recent developments in the field and sets the agenda for future
study.
The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was an era of continuity as
well as change. Though properly portrayed as the era of 'Protestant
Ascendancy' it embraces two phases - the eighteenth century when
that ascendancy was at its peak; and the nineteenth century when
the Protestant elite sustained a determined rear-guard defence in
the face of the emergence of modern Catholic nationalism. Employing
a chronology that is not bound by traditional datelines, this
volume moves beyond the familiar political narrative to engage with
the economy, society, population, emigration, religion, language,
state formation, culture, art and architecture, and the Irish
abroad. It provides new and original interpretations of a critical
phase in the emergence of a modern Ireland that, while focused
firmly on the island and its traditions, moves beyond the
nationalist narrative of the twentieth century to provide a history
of late early modern Ireland for the twenty-first century.
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Robinson Crusoe (Paperback)
Daniel Defoe; Edited by Thomas Keymer; Introduction by James Kelly; Notes by James Kelly
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'I made him know his Name should be Friday, which was the Day I
sav'd his Life...I likewise taught him to say Master' Robinson
Crusoe's seafaring adventures are abruptly ended when he is
shipwrecked, the solitary survivor on a deserted island. He
gradually creates a life for himself, building a house, cultivating
the land, and making a companion from the native whose life he
saves. Daniel Defoe's enthralling story-telling and imaginatively
detailed descriptions have ensured that his fiction masquerading as
fact remains one of the most famous stories in English literature.
On one level a simple adventure story, the novel also raises
profound questions about moral and spiritual values, society, and
man's abiding acquisitiveness. This new edition includes a
scintillating Introduction and notes that illuminate the historical
context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's
Classics has made available the widest range of literature from
around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's
commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a
wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions
by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text,
up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Can a long-term perspective on human adaptations to climate change
inform Ireland's response to the crisis we face today? Climate and
Society in Ireland is a collection of essays, commissioned by the
Royal Irish Academy, that provides a multi-period,
interdisciplinary perspective on one of the most important
challenges currently facing humanity. Combining syntheses of
existing knowledge with new insights and approaches, contributors
explore the varied environmental, climatic and social changes that
occurred in Ireland from early prehistory to the early 21st
century. The essays in the volume engage with a diversity of
pertinent themes, including the impact of climate change on the
earliest human settlement of Ireland; weather-related food
scarcities during medieval times that led to violence and plague
outbreaks; changing representations of weather in poetry written in
Ireland between 1600 and 1820; and how Ireland is now on the
threshold of taking the radical steps necessary to shed its
'climate laggard' status and embark on the road to a post-carbon
society. With contributions by Maire Ni Annrachain, Katharina
Becker, David M. Brown, Lucy Collins, Lisa Coyle McClung, Bruce
M.S. Campbell, Rosie Everett, Benjamin Gearey, Raymond Gillespie,
Seren Griffiths, James Kelly, Francis Ludlow, Meriel McClatchie,
Conor Murphy, Simon Noone, Aaron Potito, Gill Plunkett, Phil
Stastney, Graeme T. Swindles, John Sweeney, Graeme Warren.
This Handbook of Visual Communication explores the key theoretical
areas and research methods of visual communication. With chapters
contributed by many of the best-known and respected scholars in
visual communication, this volume brings together significant and
influential work in the discipline. The second edition of this
already-classic text has been completely revised to reflect the
metamorphosis of communication in the last 15 years and the
ubiquity of visual communication in our modern mediated lifestyle.
Thriteen major theories of communication are defined by the top
experts in their fields: perception, cognition, aesthetics, visual
rhetoric, semiotics, cultural studies, ethnography, narrative,
media aesthetics, digital media, intertextuality, ethics, and
visual literacy. Each of these theory chapters is followed by an
exemplar study or two in the area, demonstrating the various
methods used in visual communication research as well as the
research approaches applicable for specific media types. The
Handbook of Visual Communication is a theoretical and
methodological handbook for visual communication researchers and a
compilation for much of the theoretical background necessary to
understand visual communication. It is required reading for
scholars, researchers, and advanced students in visual
communication, and it will be influential in other disciplines such
as advertising, persuasion, and media studies. The volume will also
be essential to media practitioners seeking to understand the
visual aspects of how audiences use media to contribute to more
effective use of each specific medium.
This authoritative, accessible and engaging four-volume history
vividly presents the Irish story - or stories - from c.600 to the
present, within its broader Atlantic, European, imperial and global
contexts. While the volumes benefit from a strong political
narrative framework, they are distinctive also in including essays
that address the full range of social, economic, religious,
linguistic, military, cultural, artistic and gender history, and in
challenging traditional chronological boundaries in a manner that
offers new perspectives and insights. Each volume examines
Ireland's development within a distinct period, and offers a
complete and rounded picture of Irish life, while remaining
sensitive to the unique Irish experience. Bringing together an
international team of experts, this landmark history both reflects
recent developments in the field and sets the agenda for future
study.
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Logan (Blu-ray disc)
Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Boyd Holbrook, Richard E. Grant, …
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Hugh Jackman reprises his role as Logan aka Wolverine in this tenth
instalment in the 'X-Men' franchise, following on from the events
of 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' (2014). It's the year 2024 and
Logan's age is finally catching up with him, with his ability to
heal rapidly slowing. When Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick
Stewart), whose advancing years are also causing issues with his
abilities, tells Logan of a young girl, Laura (Dafne Keen), who has
been cloned from Wolverine's DNA, they realise that she may be
their only hope of saving the world from the evil corporation that
is set on destroying everything in its path. The cast also includes
Richard E. Grant, Stephen Merchant and Boyd Holbrook.
"People, Politics and Power" presents some of the most recent
thinking on politics and society in Ireland from the Restoration to
the Great Famine. Written by students and colleagues of James
McGuire, the essays reflect McGuire's scholarly engagement with the
interaction between the individual and the political arena, the
Church of Ireland, the exercise of power in all its multifarious
manifestations, and political biography. Each essay presents a new
reading of the career of an emblematical figure, an important
moment or a significant trend or issue, ranging across topics such
as the legislative process, the politics of persuasion, life within
the law and beyond it, constitutional change, religion and
ideology. This book provides a stimulating new perspective on the
various processes and influences that help to define people and
their actions in Irish history between 1660 and 1850. James I.
McGuire, the managing editor of the forthcoming seven-volume
Dictionary of Irish Biography, lectured in history at University
College Dublin for more than thirty years until his retirement in
2008. He was a highly respected editor of Ireland's leading history
journal, Irish Historical Studies, for a number of years and is the
author and editor of a series of seminal articles and collections
that have had a major impact upon the historiography of Ireland. As
chairman of the Irish Manuscripts Commission he has overseen a
major revival in the published output and electronic resources of
that body. As an undergraduate teacher and postgraduate supervisor,
he nurtured sever generations of scholars in Irish history.
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