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  • Irish History For Dummies

    by Mike Cronin ...
    From Norman invaders, religious wars—and the struggle for independence—the fascinating, turbulent history of a tortured nation and its gifted peopleWhen Shakespeare referred to England as a "jewel set in a silver sea," he could just as well have been speaking of Ireland. Not only has its luminous green landscape been the backdrop for bloody Catholic/Protestant conflict and a devastating famine, ... Read more

    $18.00 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Revolutionary Times

    Ireland 1913-23: The Forging of a Nation

    by Mike Cronin, Mark Duncan ...
    Ireland during the period 1913–1923 was a nation in constant flux.Spanning a pivotal era marked by the Dublin Lockout, the Easter Rising, the War of Independence and the birth of the Irish Free State, Revolutionary Times captures the full complexity of this transformative decade through contemporary-style reportage, timelines of key events and insightful essays.Emanating from the acclaimed RTÉ ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Inventing the Boston Game

    Football, Soccer, and the Origins of a National Myth

    by Dr. Kevin Tallec Marston, Dr. Mike Cronin ...
    Series series Public History in Historical Perspective
    Honorable Mention, 2025 North American Society for Sport History Book AwardOn Boston Common stands a monument dedicated to the Oneida Football Club. It honors the site where, in the 1860s, sixteen boys played what was then called the “Boston game”—an early version of football in the United States. The boys were largely the sons of upper-class Boston Brahmins, and they lived through the ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

  • Routledge International Handbook of Irish Studies

    Edited by Renée Fox, Mike Cronin, Brian Ó Conchubhair ...
    Series series Routledge International Handbooks
    Routledge International Handbook of Irish Studies begins with the reversal in Irish fortunes after the 2008 global economic crash. The chapters included address not only changes in post-Celtic Tiger Ireland but also changes in disciplinary approaches to Irish Studies that the last decade of political, economic, and cultural unrest have stimulated.Since 2008, Irish Studies has been directly and ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Winning With Strategic Marketing

    Driving Success for Startups and Small Businesses

    by Dr David Altounian, Mike Cronin ...
    This book provides a comprehensive guide to marketing for leaders of small and midsized businesses, empowering them to expand and evolve their enterprises.It offers a framework to create a fundamental marketing plan that helps business leaders understand and thrive in a competitive environment. The framework offers a step-by-step process to build a plan that will enable readers to acquire new ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Sport and Postcolonialism

    Edited by John Bale, Mike Cronin ...
    Compared with modes of representation such as literature, drama, poetry and dance, the world of sport has been largely neglected in postcolonial studies. At both local and global levels, however, sport has been profoundly affected by the colonial legacy. How are individual nations and different sporting cultures coping with this legacy? What does the end of colonialism mean within particular ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Sport

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Mike Cronin ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Sport is big business; international in nature and the focus of much media and cultural attention. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Cronin charts the history of sport, from its traditional origins in folk football and cock fighting to its position as a global phenomenon today. Looking at a variety of sports from team games such as rugby, cricket, and football to games for individuals such as ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Sport

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Mike Cronin ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Sport is big business; international in nature and the focus of much media and cultural attention. In this Very Short Introduction, Mike Cronin charts the history of sport, from its traditional origins in folk football and cock fighting to its position as a global phenomenon today. Looking at a variety of sports from team games such as rugby, cricket, and football to games for individuals such as ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Wearing of the Green

    A History of St Patrick's Day

    by Mike Cronin, Daryl Adair ...
    The full history of St. Patrick's day is captured here for the first time in The Wearing of the Green.Illustrated with photos, the book spans the medieval origins, steeped in folklore and myth, through its turbulent and troubled times when it acted as fuel for fierce political argument, and tells the fascinating story of how the celebration of 17th March was transformed from a stuffy dinner for ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Sporting Nationalisms

    Identity, Ethnicity, Immigration and Assimilation

    Edited by Mike Cronin, David Mayall ...
    Series series Sport in the Global Society
    This volume examines the ways in which sport shapes the experiences of various immigrant and minority groups and, in particular, looks at the relationship between sport, ethnic identity and ethnic relations. The articles in this volume are concerned primarily with British, American and Australian sporting traditions and the themes covered include the consolidation of ethnic identity in host ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Irish History for Dummies

    by Mike Cronin ...
    Narrated by Patrick Moy ...
    Series series Dummies

    Unabridged

    12 hours 28 min

    From Bronze Age bardic priests to the 21st century’s ‘Celtic Tiger’, this audiobook vividly recounts the full sweep of Irish history. Take a whirlwind journey through two millennia of political turmoil, social upheaval and cultural achievement and experience the full flavour of Ireland’s rich history. Experience the highs and lows of Ireland’s past, including invasions, battles, executions, ... Read more

    $24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Sport and Physical Education: The Key Concepts

    by Tim Chandler, Tim Chandler, Wray Vamplew, Mike Cronin, Mike Cronin ...
    Series series Routledge Key Guides
    An accessible and fully cross-referenced A-Z guide, this book has been written specifically for students of sport studies and physical education, introducing basic terms and concepts. Entries cover such diverse subjects as coaching, drug testing, hooliganism, cultural imperialism, economics, gay games, amateurism, extreme sports, exercise physiology and Olympism.This revised second edition, ... Read more

    $38.99 USD