Contemporary Latin America Ronaldo Munck (Palgrave McMillan, £52.50) ISBN 9780230514942 Given the rapid changes taking place in the continent and wider developments in the global political economy, attempting to capture the reality of contemporary Latin America is a challenging task. The end of the Cold War and the rise of China have combined to create … Read more
Society for Irish Latin American Studies websites Home http://www.irlandeses.org/imsla.htm The Society for Irish Latin American Studies (SILAS) provides an important focal point for scholars in this developing field. With broad interests in exploring past and present links between Ireland and Latin America, and to a lesser extent Iberia, the Society is open to different disciplines … Read more
Roger Casement: imperialist, rebel, revolutionary Séamas Ó Síocháin (Lilliput Press, €40) ISBN 978 843510215 Those who speak truth to power often meet violent ends. Rodolfo Walsh, Ken Saro Wiwa and Chico Mendes are all recent examples; Roger Casement, who spent much of his life drawing attention to unspeakable truths, is another. His official investigation of … Read more
The Irishman who took a bullet for Bolívar The uniform of Colonel William Owen Ferguson, 1800–28 Lar Joye of the National Museum of Ireland kicks off a new regular series on historical artefacts and the stories behind them. The National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History’s permanent exhibition Soldiers and Chiefs: The Irish at … Read more
Latin America in Irish museums by Tony Canavan Despite the long association of Ireland with Latin America, there isn’t a particular museum here dedicated to the topic. Neither is there much in the way of museum exhibits or artefacts. Nevertheless, there is Latin American-related material on display in a number of museums around the country … Read more