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Drawn form sociology, cultural studies, history and theology, an international and eminent cast of contributors look at how the idea of ‘the social’ developed from its mediaeval foundations to its…

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A Short History of Ireland from the Earliest Times to 1608 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1893. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different…

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A Short History of Ireland: From the Earliest Times to 1608 is a book written by Patrick Weston Joyce in 1904. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the history…