Author: Máire Cruise O'Brien
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
ISBN: 184717504X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Máire Cruise O'Brien explores the republican and revolutionary connections of her family as she was growing up, the fallout of the Civil War, and life in the Irish-speaking districts of Ireland almost a century ago. Máire spent two years studying in post-war Paris where she met Beckett and Sylvia Beech, among others. She became the first ever Irish woman diplomat, a role which took her to Spain in the time of Franco, the General Assembly of the U.N. & the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. After her marriage to Conor Cruise O'Brien, she accompanied him to various countries including wartime Congo when Conor was U.N. representative, Ghana, where he was Chancellor of the new university, and the U.S, when he lectured in New York University. This is the autobiography of a unique woman, spanning most of the 20th century. It is filled with famous people including revolutionaries, writers, statesmen and many more· A compelling insight into a time of great upheaval in Ireland, Europe and Africa.
The Same Age as the State
Author: Máire Cruise O'Brien
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
ISBN: 184717504X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Máire Cruise O'Brien explores the republican and revolutionary connections of her family as she was growing up, the fallout of the Civil War, and life in the Irish-speaking districts of Ireland almost a century ago. Máire spent two years studying in post-war Paris where she met Beckett and Sylvia Beech, among others. She became the first ever Irish woman diplomat, a role which took her to Spain in the time of Franco, the General Assembly of the U.N. & the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. After her marriage to Conor Cruise O'Brien, she accompanied him to various countries including wartime Congo when Conor was U.N. representative, Ghana, where he was Chancellor of the new university, and the U.S, when he lectured in New York University. This is the autobiography of a unique woman, spanning most of the 20th century. It is filled with famous people including revolutionaries, writers, statesmen and many more· A compelling insight into a time of great upheaval in Ireland, Europe and Africa.
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
ISBN: 184717504X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Máire Cruise O'Brien explores the republican and revolutionary connections of her family as she was growing up, the fallout of the Civil War, and life in the Irish-speaking districts of Ireland almost a century ago. Máire spent two years studying in post-war Paris where she met Beckett and Sylvia Beech, among others. She became the first ever Irish woman diplomat, a role which took her to Spain in the time of Franco, the General Assembly of the U.N. & the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. After her marriage to Conor Cruise O'Brien, she accompanied him to various countries including wartime Congo when Conor was U.N. representative, Ghana, where he was Chancellor of the new university, and the U.S, when he lectured in New York University. This is the autobiography of a unique woman, spanning most of the 20th century. It is filled with famous people including revolutionaries, writers, statesmen and many more· A compelling insight into a time of great upheaval in Ireland, Europe and Africa.
Too Young to Run?
Author: John Evan Seery
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271048530
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
"Examines the history, theory, and politics behind the age qualifications for elected federal office in the United States Constitution. Argues that the right to run for office ought to be extended to all adult-age citizens who are otherwise office-eligible"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271048530
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
"Examines the history, theory, and politics behind the age qualifications for elected federal office in the United States Constitution. Argues that the right to run for office ought to be extended to all adult-age citizens who are otherwise office-eligible"--Provided by publisher.
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
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Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
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Category : Administrative law
Languages : en
Pages : 840
Book Description
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
Report - United States, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Planning Support Group
Author: United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Planning Support Group
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Public Health Reports
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description
Annals of the Congress of the United States
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
A Century of Population Growth
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 340
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Conference of State Directors in Charge of the Local Administration of the Maternity and Infancy Act (Act of Congress of November 23, 1921)
Author: Mary Mather Leete
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Category : Child labor
Languages : en
Pages : 1858
Book Description
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Category : Child labor
Languages : en
Pages : 1858
Book Description
Limiting Federal Court Jurisdiction to Protect Marriage for the States
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on the Constitution
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Category : Federal-state controversies
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Publisher:
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Category : Federal-state controversies
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Monthly Review of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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