How the Irish saved civilization :
the untold story of Ireland's heroic role from the fall of Rome to the rise of medieval Europe /
Thomas Cahill.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Nan A. Talese, Doubleday,
c1995.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Notes: | Dust jacket available. See entry for [Miscellaneous dust jackets removed from 12A Collection items] in the NLI catalogue. Includes bibliographical references and index. Physical description: x, 246 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. more |
| ISBN: | 0385418485 9780385418485 |
Table of Contents:
Introduction: How Real Is History?
I. The End of the World: How Rome Fell - And Why
II. What Was Lost: The Complexities of the Classical Tradition
III. A Shifting World of Darkness: Unholy Ireland
IV. Good News from Far Off: The First Missionary
V. A Solid World of Light: Holy Ireland
VI. What Was Found: How the Irish Saved Civilization
VII. The End of the World: Is There Any Hope?
Introduction: How Real Is History?
I. The End of the World: How Rome Fell - And Why
II. What Was Lost: The Complexities of the Classical Tradition
III. A Shifting World of Darkness: Unholy Ireland
IV. Good News from Far Off: The First Missionary
V. A Solid World of Light: Holy Ireland
VI. What Was Found: How the Irish Saved Civilization
VII. The End of the World: Is There Any Hope?