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Women and Ireland Women and Irish History by Maryann Gialanella Valiulis and Mary O'Dowd
(Paperback; 17.99 IRP / 27.00 USD) [Add To Basket]Written by leading researchers in the field, this book examines the public role of women from the 18th century through to the 20th century. Many of the articles raise serious questions about the traditional historical assumptions that women were passive agents in the political narrative. From philanthropic work in the 1700s to campaigning against de Valera's Constitution in 1937, Irish women have a long history of public action. Concentrating on women challenges historians to explore new definitions of State, nation, citizenship and power - issues that have been central to the debate on Irish history.
Moreover, this volume also examines the writing of women's history and suggests innovative ways in which it can contribute to a reinterpretation of Irish history. This book demonstrates how our understanding of Irish historical experience changes with the inclusion of women.
Women and Politics in Contemporary Ireland: From the Margins to the Mainstream by Yvonne Galligan
(Paperback; 17.99 IRP / 27.00 USD) [Add To Basket]As Ireland made the transition from a rural to a post-industrial society, from the 1970s onwards, women in Ireland developed a significant political voice. Long excluded from participation in the civic arena, they organised to make new, challenging and specific demands on government. The relationship between feminist representatives and political decision makers is at the core of this book, which shows how Irish women developed the effective political skills required to represent women's interests to government. The author demonstrates that the political activity of the women's movement in the Republic of Ireland contributed to the dismantling of a range of discriminatory policies against women, and she discusses the compromises made by both sides as the political system slowly moved to accommodate the feminist agenda. Thus, the dynamics of Irish politics are explored from a perspective that is different from, yet complementary to, the standard institutional approach to studies of the Irish political system. This book clearly marks the significant points in the creation of a more women-friendly society in Ireland from the 1970s to the present day. It is the story of women's rights in contemporary Ireland.
Women and Irish Society: A Sociological Reader edited by Anne Byrne and Madeleine Leonard
(Paperback; 20.70 IRP / 31.00 USD) [Add To Basket]This book presents up-to-date research on the changing role of women in Irish society. It includes contributions by 39 sociologists from all over Ireland and offers valuable insights on women's contemporary lives. It is the first such sociological reader to cover Northern Ireland as well as the Republic of Ireland. The book is presented in nine sections: Women and Education, Women and Work, Women and the Welfare System, Women and Mental Health, Women and Reproduction, Women and Violence, Rural Women and Farming, Hidden Lives, and Power and Politics. Each section reflects the scope and significance of research on the lives of women and addresses questions yet to be asked by society at large. Wide-ranging and at times provocative, each chapter provides an overview of the main issues and debates within the area, and offers suggestions for further reading.
Gender and Sexuality in Modern Ireland edited by Anthony Bradley and Maryann Gialanella Valiulis
(Paperback; 15.30 IRP / 22.75 USD) [Add To Basket]This collection of stimulating essays focuses on issues of gender and sexuality in Irish history, biography, language, literature and drama. While the contributors employ a variety of methodological and critical perspectives, they share the conviction that the gendering of Ireland - not only of the nation, but also of the actual Irish men and women - is a construction of culture and ideology and not simply one of nature.
Table of Contents: Queering the Irish Renaissance: The Masculinities of Moore, Martyn, and Yeats by Adrian Frazier; Cathleen ni Houlihan Writes Back: Maud Gonne and Irish National Theater by Antoinette Quinn; Nationalism, Pacifism, Internationalism: Louie Bennett, Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, and the Problems of 'Defining Feminism' by Margaret Ward; The Fionnuala Factor: Irish Sibling Emigration at the Turn of the Century by Maureen Murphy; 'Oh, Kathleen Ni Houlihan, Your Way's a Thorny Way!': The Condition of Women in 20th Century Ireland by Mary E. Daly; The posthumous Life of Roger Casement by Lucy McDiarmid; Gender, Sexuality, and Englishness in Modern Irish Drama and Film by Elizabeth Butler Cullingford; 'Our Bodies' Eyes and Writing Hands': Secrecy and Sensuality in Ni Chuilleanain's Baroque Art by Dillon Johnston; 'The More with Which We are Connected': The Muse of the Minus in the Poetry of McGuckian and Kinsella; Godly Burden: The Catholic Sisterhoods in 20th Century Ireland by Margaret MacCurtain; The Changing Face of Cathleen ni Houlihan: Women and Politics in Ireland, 1960-1966 by Catherine B. Shannon; 'Hello Divorce, Goodbye Daddy': Women, Gender, and the Divorce Debate by Carol Coulter; Language, Stories, Healing by Angela Bourke
Women in Ireland, 1800-1918: A Documentary History by Maria Liddy
(Paperback; 18.00 IRP / 27.00 USD) [Add To Basket]This book presents a valuable and significant collection of over 100 sources and documents relating to the public and private aspects of women's lives in Ireland during the period 1800-1918. The documents reveal aspects of the women's working lives, educational experiences, involvement in politics and of their private lives such as contraception, childbirth, love, marriage and religion. Each section has a comprehensive introduction that discusses the contents of the documents. As the first major survey of Irish women's lives during this period, it will appeal to those who want a deeper understanding of how women of all classes lived their lives and it will prove indispensable to students and those attending women's studies courses, as well as a wide general readership interested in assessing the role of women in the 19th and early 20th century Irish history.
Women in Early Modern Ireland edited by Margaret MacCurtain and Mary O'Dowd
(Paperback; 22.00 IRP / 33.00 USD) [Add To Basket]Early modern Ireland witnessed the Reformation, military conquest, land settlement and the impact of the Enlightenment and the French and American Revolutions. This is the first book to assess the affect these momentous events had on the women or Ireland. Twenty-one leading specialists from Ireland, Britain and America look at the Irish woman in all her activities, domestic, political and religious. The myth of her endurance as prodigal child-bearer is exploded, while particular chapters include a comparison of the Irish woman's experience of child-birth, and women's experience of education. This is a unique study of Irish women in a period of turbulence, change and shifting fortunes.
Emerging Voices: Women in Contemporary Irish Society by Pat O'Connor
(1872002749)(Paperback; 18.95 IRP / 26.50 USD) [Add To Basket]This book describes the position of women in contemporary Irish society. It is particularly concerned with changes in the world of the family and the world of paid employment over the past 25 years. The book provides new insights into some of the puzzling phenomena of our times - such as the rise in lone parenthood and the existence of what has become known as the Celtic Tiger. It locates these and other changes in Irish society within three contexts - firstly, a theoretical discussion of the processes of change; secondly, a structural model of Irish society involving the economic system, the state, the church, the social and cultural construction of heterosexuality and the women's movement; and thirdly, in the context of women's ideas about themselves. In a cool and dispassionate way, it provides an in-depth understanding of both the lives of women who are full-time in the home as well as those young women who are on the brink of womanhood. Written in a clear lucid style, the book draws on a wealth of research on Ireland which is difficult to access or not widely available. It highlights areas where research is needed and is thus a vital resource for researchers and students alike. It draws freely on analysis and research findings from other countries, particularly Britain, and locates trends in Ireland within a wider European context. It is indispensable for anyone interested in understanding Ireland today.
Contesting Politics: Women in Ireland, North and South edited by Yvonne Galligan, Eilis War and Rick Wilford (Paperback; 17.50 IRP / 25.50 USD) [Add To Basket]
The expertise of those researching women and politics in Northern and Southern Ireland is brought together into a single, comprehensive and accessible book. Using a multi-disciplinary approach, the book draws on the work of contributors from both academic and activist areas. It begins by presenting current theoretical issues that inform much research on the topic. Contributions by historians locate the participation of women in aspects of Irish political life since the end of the 19th century, emphasising the issues of suffragism and nationalism. The book then examines the central issues of women and the political parties and representation, the relationship between the women's movement and community-based women's groups in Ireland, and women's participation in public bodies and the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition. It then moves to policy matters such as women and economic development and the evolution of 'state feminism.' A comparative North/South data section looks at the impact of the 'gender gap' on specific policy issues. A further section examines the impact that the European Union has on Women. Bringing new depth and texture to this important topic, this text will be invaluable for anyone interested in women's issues in Ireland.
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