Michael W Cronin

The Failure of British Fascism: The Far Right and the Fight for Political Recognition

Man Alive

Dead Loss

Reinventing Ireland: Culture, Society and the Global Economy

Translation and Identity

Michael Cronin looks at how translation has played a crucial role in shaping debates about identity, language and cultural survival in the past and in the present. He explores how everything from the impact of migrationon the curricula for national literature courses, to the way in which nations wag...

Translation in the Digital Age (New Perspectives in Translation and Interpreting Studies)

Translation is living through a period of revolutionary upheaval. The effects of digital technology and the internet on translation are continuous, widespread and profound. From automatic online translation services to the rise of crowdsourced translation and the proliferation of translation Apps fo...

Reinventing Ireland: Culture, Society and the Global Economy (Contemporary Irish Studies)

Over the last decade the Irish economy has experienced a period of unprecedented growth which has earned it the title Celtic Tiger. This success has been interpreted by academic commentators as marking a social and cultural transformation, what some have called the reinvention of Ireland. The essays...

The Languages of Ireland

For over a thousand years Ireland has been a host to a surprising variety of languages and cultures. Every area of Irish life and cultural expression has been informed by this contact with diverse language groups. This book is an innovative collection of essays that for the first time assesses the m...

Irish Tourism: Image, Culture & Identity (Tourism and Cultural Change, 1)

For many years Ireland has been a popular tourist destination and tourism has been one of the most significant social, economic and cultural forces in Irish society. Irish Tourism: Image, Culture and Identity engages with major national and international debates on contemporary tourism through cutti...

Translation and Globalization

Translation and Globalization is essential reading for anyone with an interest in translation, or a concern for the future of our world's languages and cultures. This is a critical exploration of the ways in which radical changes to the world economy have affected contemporary translation.The Intern...

New York City Police (Images of America)

New York City, one of the world's premier urban centers, is also home to the world's most famous and storied municipal law enforcement service: the NYPD. Policing in New York is as old as the city itself, although much has changed since the first Dutch rattle watch patrolled streets in the 1620s. Te...

Across the Lines: Travel Language and Translation

A radical new work aiming to redefine the relationship between travel and language, focusing on the pivotal bond of language and culture as mediated through translation.An important feature of the Twentieth century has been the enormous growth in travel and the increasing mobility of individuals and...

Michael Crin (actor)

Michael Cronin (born 1942) is an English actor and author. ... Cronin is a television and stage actor, particularly remembered for his role as PE teacher ' Bullet'...