John Kelly

The Great Mortality

by John Kelly

La moria grandissima began its terrible journey across the European and Asian continents in 1347, leaving unimaginable devastation in its wake. Five years later, twenty-five million people were dead, felled...

Sport, Exercise and Social Theory: An Introduction

by Gyozo Molnar & John Kelly

• Why are sport and exercise important?
• What can the study of sport and exercise tell us about wider society?
• Who holds the power in creating contemporary sport and exercise discourses?

It is impossible...

The Graves Are Walking

by John Kelly

A magisterial account of the worst disasters to strike humankind—the Great Irish Potato Famine—conveyed as lyrical narrative history from the acclaimed author of The Great Mortality

Deeply researched, compelling...

Rethinking Industrial Relations: Mobilisation, Collectivism and Long Waves

by John Kelly

This original book is a wide-ranging, radical and highly innovative critique of the prevailing orthodoxies within industrial relations and human resource management. It covers:

* central problems in industrial...

The Little Hammer

by John Kelly

'Would you believe me if I told you that I was only nine years of age when I killed him?' In a paint-splattered room, a young and successful Irish painter confronts his shocking and murderous past- a dark day...

Sophisticated Boom Boom

by John Kelly

In Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, in the seventies, nothing happens. Every day. Teenagers Declan Lydon and his trusted friend Spit Maguire stand under lampposts waiting to be overtaken by some hormonal storm, to...

Stepfamilies

by James H. Bray & John Kelly

Based on a landmark longitudinal study, the nation's leading expert on stepfamilies reveals his breakthrough findings and offers the first detailed guide to easing the conflicts of stepfamily life and healing...