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- <p>Irish in motion pictures.</p> <p>Sheridan, Jim, 1949-</p> <p>Jordan, Neil, 1951-</p> <p>Boxer (Motion picture)</p> <p>Crying game (Motion picture)</p> <p>Butcher Boy (Motion picture)</p> <p>Field (Motion picture)</p> (1)
- <p>Land grants -- West Virginia.</p> <p>Land tenure -- West Virginia.</p> <p>Land use -- West Virginia.</p> (1)
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The Samuel Smith Land Grants: A Historical Study Of Land Ownership And Use In Southern West Virginia, Stephen M. Porter
The Samuel Smith Land Grants: A Historical Study Of Land Ownership And Use In Southern West Virginia, Stephen M. Porter
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This study intends to illustrate the history of several tracts of land granted to General Samuel Smith, of Baltimore, Maryland by the state of Virginia in the years 1796 and 1797 containing, in totality, 300,000 acres (more or less). This research attempts to untangle some of the tangled web of ownership (both surface and mineral) that has affected this tract in particular and reflects the general trend of corporate land ownership in southern West Virginia.
Irish Representations In The Films Of Jim Sheridan And Neil Jordan, Jeffrey K. Jack
Irish Representations In The Films Of Jim Sheridan And Neil Jordan, Jeffrey K. Jack
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This thesis explores four films from "second wave" directors Jim Sheridan and Neil Jordan: The Crying Game, The Butcher Boy, The Field, and The Boxer. In these films, Sheridan and Jordan add complexity to previously static film representations of Irish society and culture. The study analyzes the modifications Sheridan and Jordan make to the cultural and political representations of the "first wave" of Irish films, relating theoretical developments more traditionally used in literary studies, including "postcolonialism" and "postmodernism." It also explores how these four films have influenced more recent developments in Irish cinema, including the recent shifting of the settings …