Blood And Thunder
rugby and irish life: a history
$63.65
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
4 October 2024
Summary
Blood and Thunder: A Shadow History of Irish Rugby
Liam O’Callaghan’s revelatory Blood and Thunder shows that the rise of Irish rugby is inextricable from the tensions, debates, and divisions—of politics, religion, and class—that have defined modern Irish history.
Despite the political partition of the island, Ireland competes at rugby internationally with an all-island team—and with a bespoke anthem that nobody loves but everyone tolerates. Ireland has become a lea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844886616 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844886611 |
| Author: | Liam O’Callaghan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Sandycove |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 4 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 161mm x 29mm |
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Critics Review
Rigorously researched and incisively written … Blood and Thunder should be on every team bus. – John O’Donnell * Irish Times *Excellent … O’Callaghan willingly challenges any hyperbole about the sport’s appeal here just as he keenly seeks to identify and explain some of the wonders of that reach – Kieran Shannon * Irish Examiner *I really enjoyed it – Ken EarlyThe whole book is a delight – Ciarán MurphyO’Callaghan’s history of Irish rugby is a superb excavation of the place of that sport in Irish life – Paul Rouse * Irish Examiner *Entertaining and informative – Michael Taylor * TLS *Excellent * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Liam O’Callaghan
Liam O’Callaghan, a native of Limerick, is a social historian at Liverpool Hope University. He specializes in the social history of modern Ireland, with a focus on sport. He is the author of Rugby in Munster- A Social and Cultural History.
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