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Ireland: Looking East
Author(s): Christophe Gillissen
- Publisher: Presses Interuniversitaires Europeennes
- Publication Date: 29 Sept. 2010
- Edition: New
- Language: English
- Print length: 169 pages
- ISBN-10: 9052016526
- ISBN-13: 9789052016528
Book Description
If Ireland’s relations with the Western world have been the object of numerous scientific publications, its links with the East have been neglected by research. The aim of this book is to redress that imbalance by proposing studies of various aspects of Ireland’s interactions with the East.
It is a multidisciplinary publication, dealing with some of the historical, political, religious, cultural, demographic and sociological connections between Ireland – both North and South – and the East.
The chapters, which offer novel perspectives for the field of Irish studies, are organised in a chronological sequence, from the mid-19th century to the present. They focus on three main areas: the links between Ireland and the Asian continent, notably India, China and Turkey; its interactions with the Jewish people and the state of Israel; and its relations with Eastern European countries, in particular Poland and Lithuania.
It is a multidisciplinary publication, dealing with some of the historical, political, religious, cultural, demographic and sociological connections between Ireland – both North and South – and the East.
The chapters, which offer novel perspectives for the field of Irish studies, are organised in a chronological sequence, from the mid-19th century to the present. They focus on three main areas: the links between Ireland and the Asian continent, notably India, China and Turkey; its interactions with the Jewish people and the state of Israel; and its relations with Eastern European countries, in particular Poland and Lithuania.
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About the Author
Christophe Gillissen is a lecturer at the English Department of the University of Paris IV – Sorbonne, where he teaches British and Irish civilisation. He has published several articles on Irish foreign policy, notably on Ireland’s bilateral relations with Britain and with France, but also on its multilateral policy at the United Nations and within the European Union.
