"This is the first book to treat the cultural and intellectual movement inspired by Richard Wagner -- a movement that exerted major influence on the arts, aesthetics, politics, and social thought in Europe during the period 1850-1918. In charting the evolution of Wagnerism in its various national idioms, six historians assess its importance within the contexts of European and American intellectual history. Each chapter examines an impor ..."
"First published in 1985, this book explores the social history of the Irish in Britain across a variety of cities, including Bristol, York, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stockport. With contributions from foremost scholars in the field, it provides a thorough critical study of Irish immigration, in its social, political, cultural and religious dimensions. This book will be of interested to students of Victorian history, Irish history and the h ..."