J. P. Mallory

This is scholarship at its very best. A brilliant book in every respect - Barry Cunliffe A lifetime's study brings an authoritative perspective to one of the great unknowns in human history - the origin and language of the Indo-Europeans. Today, the number of native speakers of Indo-European languages across the world is reckoned to be over 2.6 billion or...

Written as an engrossing detective story by the leading authority on the subject, this book deals with the core issues and multiple influences in the creation of the Irish people, as well as exploring the controversial question of the Celts and the Irish language. Bringing together the evidence of archaeology, culture, tradition, genetics, and linguistics to shed welcome new light...