{"product_id":"in-search-of-the-irish-dreamtime-hardcover-by-j-p-mallory","title":"In Search of the Irish Dreamtime Hardcover by J. P. Mallory","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eThames and Hudson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2016-05-17)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e320\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780500051849\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e680.4\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e24.38 x 16.51 x 2.79\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIreland's oldest traditions excavated via archaeological, genetic, and linguistic research, culminating in atruly groundbreaking publication\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing his account of Irish origins drawing on archaeology, genetics, and linguistics, J. P. Mallory returns to the subject to investigate what he calls the Irish Dreamtime: the native Irish retelling of their own origins, as related by medieval manuscripts. He explores the historical backbone of this version of the earliest history of Ireland, which places apparently mythological events on a concrete timeline of invasions, colonization, and royal reigns that extends even further back in time than the history of classical Greece. The juxtaposition of traditional Dreamtime tales and scientific facts expands on what we already know about the way of life in Iron Age Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nBy comparing the world depicted in the earliest Irish literary tradition with the archaeological evidence available on the ground, Mallory explores Ireland’s rich mythological tradition and tests its claims to represent reality.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. P. Mallory\u003c\/b\u003e is a world expert on the interconnection of archaeology and linguistics and is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Indo-Europeans\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published numerous other works, including the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe Origins of the Irish\u003c\/i\u003e. He is emeritus professor of prehistoric archaeology at Queen's University Belfast and a member of the Royal Irish Academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553802997921,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780500051849","price":37.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780500051849.jpg?v=1781743693","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/in-search-of-the-irish-dreamtime-hardcover-by-j-p-mallory","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}