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Carlos Gaspar, senior researcher at the Portuguese Institute of International Relations (IPRI NOVA) and political advisor to the first three elected Presidents of the Portuguese Republic between 1977 and 2006 commented on the book: “Kenneth Maxwell is the doyen of historians of the revolution, decolonization and Portuguese democracy and as such was honored at the conferences held in Portugal and Brazil to commemorate the 50th anniversary of 25 April.” In 2024, Maxwell travelled to Brazil, to the United States and to Portugal to give three keynote lectures at three different occasions. ...

In Albert Reynolds: Risktaker for Peace, Conor Lenihan takes the reader on a journey through the former Taoiseach’s fascinating life. From his early days in Roscommon, Reynolds’ determination and hard work saw him rise from a humble clerical job with Irish Rail to become one of Ireland’s best-known showbiz promoters. But it is as creator of the template for peace on the island of Ireland that he, deservedly, will be best remembered. Reynolds’ extraordinary progress from the cut-throat world of business to local politics, and, ultimately, government ministries, was driven by the ...

In this fascinating sequel to the ground-breaking publication of Broad Church in 2019, A Broad Church: Volume 2 reveals the true history of the Provisional Republican movement in the south of Ireland in the cataclysmic decade of the 1980s. This period saw a sea-change in the movement, with the political wing increasingly coming to fore of the republican struggle. This led to a rethink on the movement’s policy of abstentionism both within the military and political movements, culminating in the historic overturning of the policy in the Republic. This growing politicisation supplemented the...

SYNOPSIS: In 1884, a French immigrant writer publishes a book in England. After reading it, a young girl loses all hope of living and attempts suicide. Her parents rescue her, but she becomes catatonic. Now only the writer can undo what he had caused unintentionally, but would her family allow him?

This book was originally planned to be about people, places and events in beautiful Kintyre but, like Topsy, “it just growed”—northwards and southwards—eventually including tales from Norway and the entire west coast of Scotland, down as far as the Irish Sea. Events in time vary from the reality of the present-day, sweeping back into history, and including Myth and Legend from our ancient Celtic heritage. There is humour and, inevitably, pathos as well as the happenings of every-day life—naturally occurring ingredients from the comedy and tragedy of every nation’s story.

Tales from the Fraud Squad takes the reader on a journey from Willie McGee’s childhood in Mayo to the mean streets of Dublin as a fresh-faced officer in the late seventies, before rising through the ranks to become Head of the Fraud Squad. This book is packed full of extraordinary stories of elaborate forgeries, outrageous insurance scams and inventive crimes, along with the ingenious and meticulous attention to detail with which officers amassed evidence and brought the perpetrators to court. McGee writes fluidly and incisively, and tells his story with an open-hearted charm and warmth. ...

Derruba mal-entendidos arraigados, sem eliminar a pluralidade de interpretações possíveis a um dos capítulos fundamentais da história da humanidade. Neste livro, pensamento e ação não são vistos de forma estanque. O autor rejeita, por exemplo, a idéia de que o Iluminismo se limitou a uma elaboração teórica, ao passo que a Revolução teria sido apenas a sua consequência prática.

Em maio de 1968, Paris foi uma festa. Um tipo de especial de festa: barricadas, carros incendiados, universidades ocupadas pelos estudantes, que enfrentavam as tropas de choque de De Gaulle nas ruas da cidade. Os muros foram tomados por pichações de palavras de ordem e os mais belos cartazes que uma revolução já produziu. Desde então, milhões de livros foram publicados com as plácidas reflexões de acadêmicos a respeito daquele levante que os surpreendeu tanto.

Take a unique, poetic, look at the history, the characters and the places that have helped shape the great City of Edinburgh. Read, from a fresh perspective, the timeless tale of Greyfriars Bobby and the horrific story of mass-murderers Burke and Hare. Take a poetically guided tour around enchanting Holyrood Park. Hear of the blood-soaked histories of Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood Palace and Holyrood Chapel. Meet three of the world-renowned writers from the city, Scott, Stevenson and Conan Doyle. Read of Edinburgh's Hogmanay, of the founding-father of Floral Clocks, of Mayday on the mount and ...

« Je dédie ce livre à toutes celles et ceux qui ont aimé EDF, qui n’acceptent plus le montant de leurs factures d’électricité et souhaitent une transition énergétique sans la punition que l’on veut leur faire subir. Comme dans la fable, l’Allemagne a souvent l’image de la fourmi industrieuse et la France, celle de la cigale insouciante. Force est de constater que dans le domaine de l’énergie, les polarités sont inversées.