Imagining “We” in the Age of “I”: Romance and Social Bonding in Contemporary Culture
n the early twenty-first century shifts in gender and sexuality, work and mobility patterns and especially technology have provoked interest in perceived threats to social bonding on a global scale. This edited collection explores the fracturing of couple culture but also its persistence.
Mary Harrod (University of Warwick, UK); Suzanne Leonard (Simmons University in Boston); Diane Negra (University College Dublin)
Published: July /
2021
Routledge
9780367483272
228 Pages
€40.77
£34.99
Paperback / softback
United Kingdom
Gender studies, gender groups
Imagining “We” in the Age of “I”: Romance and Social Bonding in Contemporary Culture
n the early twenty-first century shifts in gender and sexuality, work and mobility patterns and especially technology have provoked interest in perceived threats to social bonding on a global scale. This edited collection explores the fracturing of couple culture but also its persistence.
Mary Harrod (University of Warwick, UK); Suzanne Leonard (Simmons University in Boston); Diane Negra (University College Dublin)
Published: July /
2021
Routledge
9780367483289
228 Pages
€139.81
£120.00
Hardback
United Kingdom
Gender studies, gender groups
A Hundred and One Daffodils: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Lime Book Band
A charming story with a woodland setting, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.
Malachy Doyle; Denise Hughes
Published: July /
2021
Bloomsbury Education
9781472988850
48 Pages
€5.81
£4.99
Paperback / softback
United Kingdom
Animal stories (Children's / Teenage)
The House of Death (Sister Fidelma Mysteries Book 32)
The thirty-second mystery in Peter Tremayne's long-standing and much-loved series, featuring 7th-century Irish super-sleuth Sister Fidelma.
Peter Tremayne
Published: July /
2021
Headline Book Publishing
9781472265401
368 Pages
€24.46
£20.99
Hardback
United Kingdom
Historical mysteries
Fizzy and the Party: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: White Book Band
A delightfully funny story, ideal for children practising reading at home or in school.
Sarah Crossan; Nicola Colton
Published: July /
2021
Bloomsbury Education
9781472970985
48 Pages
€5.81
£4.99
Paperback / softback
United Kingdom
Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage)
The Fatal Revenge; or, the Family of Montorio
The first novel by Charles Robert Maturin, published in three volumes under the pseudonym ‘Dennis Jasper Murphy’. Set in late 17th-cent. Italy, it tells how Orazio dedicates himself to vengeance against his usurping brother, the Count of Montorio.
Charles Maturin; Mint Editions
Published: July /
2021
Graphic Arts Books
9781513282831
518 Pages
€18.63
£15.99
Paperback / softback
United States
Historical fiction
England From a Side-Saddle: The Great Journeys of Celia Fiennes
A unique travelogue that follows in the footsteps of the remarkable Celia Fiennes. I
Derek J. Taylor
Published: July /
2021
The History Press Ltd
9780750996235
€17.44
£14.99
Hardback
United Kingdom
British & Irish history
Elizabeth Bowen: A Literary Life
Elizabeth Bowen: A Literary Life reinvents Bowen as a public intellectual, propagandist, spy, cultural ambassador, journalist, and essayist as well as a writer of fiction.
Patricia Laurence
Published: July /
2021
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
9783030713591
357 Pages
€22.47
£17.99
Paperback / softback
Switzerland
Literature: history & criticism
The Ecology of Finnegans Wake
One of the first ecocritical explorations of both Irish literature and modernism, this book defies the popular view of James Joyce as a thoroughly urban writer by bringing to light his consistent engagement with nature.
Alison Lacivita
Published: July /
2021
University Press of Florida
9780813068565
320 Pages
€29.00
£25.95
Paperback / softback
United States
Literary studies: general
Early Medieval Britain, c. 500-1000
Blending narrative with clear explanations of key events and sources, this undergraduate textbook deconstructs the early history of Britain within an accessible framework. Extensive primary sources encourage students to interrogate and debate a dynamic era which saw deep change in culture, language politics, religion and social structure.
Rory Naismith (University of Cambridge)
Published: July /
2021
Cambridge University Press
9781108440257
500 Pages
€26.83
£22.99
Paperback / softback
United Kingdom
British & Irish history