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A little gem of a book' Brendan O'ConnorTom Inglis and his Wheaten terrier Pepe have lived together for eighteen years: countless days of walks and play and the odd bit of chaos. Now, though, they are both getting old. To Love a Dog tells the story of Tom's life with Pepe, and looks at the ancient connection between humans and dogs. It explores why we take on the hassle of caring for these pet animals who rely on us so completely, who can crea...

Tom Inglis and his Wheaten terrier Pepe have lived together for eighteen years: countless days of walks and play and the odd bit of chaos. Now, though, they are both getting old. To Love a Dog tells the story of Tom's life with Pepe, and looks at the ancient connection between humans and dogs. It explores why we take on the hassle of caring for these pet animals who rely on us so completely, who can create mess and upset in our lives, and who ...

Offers a synthesis of globalization's dramatic impact on Ireland. Using case studies of Ireland's transition, this work explains what this means for traditional Irish culture and society, and offers a social portrait of globalizing Ireland. It gives an appropriate introduction to Ireland.

Are the Irish different and, if so, how and why? This book addresses this issue through twenty-three short essays about the nature of contemporary Irish culture and society and the transformations that have taken place over the last fifty years. The topics covered include the nature of Irish nationalism and capitalism, the Irish political elite, the differences in the Irish family, the nature of Irish Catholicism, the upsurge in immigration, t...

Ireland offers a concise synthesis of globalization's dramatic impact on Ireland in the past fifteen years. Tom Inglis explains what this means for traditional Irish culture and society and offers an incisive social portrait of globalizing Ireland.

Some 35 years ago I was somewhat precariously balanced in a drilling derrick aligning a whipstock into a directional hole in North Holland by the Stokenbury method, and no doubt thinking to myself that I was at the very forefront of technology. During the intervening period it has become obvious to many of us that some of the most significant technical advances in the oil business have been made in drilling, and particularly in the fields of o...

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A clear and concise picture of how love shapes, and is shaped by, society. Relevant to students, academics and general readers alike.

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Examines the extent and nature of Irish social and cultural difference

Some 35 years ago I was somewhat precariously balanced in a drilling derrick aligning a whipstock into a directional hole in North Holland by the Stokenbury method, and no doubt thinking to myself that I was at the very forefront of technology. During the intervening period it has become obvious to many of us that some of the most significant technical advances in the oil business have been made in drilling, and particularly in the fields of o...

In nine essays, European academics examine how politics and democracy are affecting religion today. Some of the topics they examine include: change in European religions, the Catholic Church and democracy in modern Europe, religion and media domination in Ireland, Protestants in an Irish Catholic state, the fall and rise of the Greek Catholic religion in Poland, Catholics in Poland, the Church of England in the Thatcher period, and the state o...

In nine essays, European academics examine how politics and democracy are affecting religion today. Some of the topics they examine include: change in European religions, the Catholic Church and democracy in modern Europe, religion and media domination in Ireland, Protestants in an Irish Catholic state, the fall and rise of the Greek Catholic religion in Poland, Catholics in Poland, the Church of England in the Thatcher period, and the state o...

In 1984 the bodies of two infants were discovered in County Kerry. The police were convinced the mother and murderer was Joanne Hayes, a young, unmarried woman who had become pregnant from an affair she had with a married man. The Hayes family and the girl were set upon by the police, two Tribunals of Inquiry, the Catholic Church, and public opinion. Sensational country-wide media coverage galvanized an angrier public response. Did Joanne have...

The mysterious deaths of two babies in Country Kerry in 1982 affects all of Irish society.

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