{"product_id":"atlas-of-irish-sport-john-crowley-9781782050834","title":"Atlas of Irish Sport: History, Politics, Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003eSport is part of the fabric of Irish history and society, tied to people and place, as well as to ever-changing conceptions and understandings of what it means to be Irish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlas of Irish Sport: History, Politics, Identity\u003c\/i\u003e explores the story of Irish sport in all its richness, diversity and complexity. It reveals how the modern sporting landscape in Ireland has formed across the centuries by charting its evolution through periods of medieval upheaval, conquest, colonisation, famine, empire, rebellion, independence, partition and civil war. Focusing on the communities, regions and individuals central to that narrative, it delves deep into the wider geographical, cultural, social, economic, and political contexts in which the games emerged and the different and ofttimes contested trajectories that they have followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing original contributions from over eighty scholars, researchers, sports journalists, broadcasters, cultural heritage professionals, artists and writers; across forty-seven chapters, case studies, new maps, archival documents, photographs, paintings and more, the \u003ci\u003eAtlas \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases the remarkable breadth and scope of Ireland's sporting culture both at home and on the international stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis latest landmark volume in the award-winning \u003ci\u003eAtlas Series\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for anyone interested in the history, culture and geography of Irish sport.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Crowley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1782050833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781782050834\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cork University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"John Crowley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49148383658239,"sku":"9781782050834","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/atlas-of-irish-sport-john-crowley-9781782050834","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}