{"product_id":"politics-of-language-in-ireland-1366-1923","title":"Politics of Language in Ireland 1366-1922","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor almost a thousand years language has been an important and contentious issue in Ireland but above all it reflects the great themes of Irish history: colonial, invasion, native resistance, religious and cultural difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollected here for the first time are texts on language from the date of the first legislation against the Irish: the Statute of Kilkenny, 1366, to the constitution of the Free State in 1922. Crowley's introduction connects these texts to current debates, giving \u003cem\u003eThe Belfast\u003c\/em\u003e Agreement as a textual example and illustrating that the language debates continue today. Divided into six historical sections with detailed editor's introductions, this unique sourcebook includes familiar cultural texts such as essays and letters by Yeats along side less familiar writings including the Preface to the \u003cem\u003eNew Testament\u003c\/em\u003e in Irish. (1602).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding direct access to original texts, this is an historical resource book which can be used as a case study in the relations between language and cultural identity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54235999797592,"sku":"9780415157186","price":65.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415157186_86230692-09a9-4f3d-8b54-a20dfd6c59fc.jpg?v=1769553932","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/politics-of-language-in-ireland-1366-1923","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}