Ireland and the Atlantic Heritage Book

His work on folklife, his interest in popular and material culture, his inclusiveness and generosity of vision, his latent environmentalism, his holistic rendering of habitat, heritage, and history with its relationship of land to people, and above all the sheer quality of his prose and poetic imagery, all mark Evans as one of the outstanding figures in the field of geographical studies. This broad collection demonstrates to a new generation of readers the enduring qualities of Ireland's most distinctive, and distinguished, cultural historian. Like Lloyd Praeger, Carl Sauer, and Fernand Braudel before him, Estyn Evans (1905-1989) is one of the inspirational figures in the landscape of Irish and European studies. Lucid, witty, innovative, and holistic, these selected writings testify to his enduring relevance in the late twentieth century.Read More