A death-dealing famine : the great hunger in Ireland

A death-dealing famine : the great hunger in Ireland /

Examines the historiography of the Irish Famine and its relevance now, in the context of the longer-term relationship between England and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kinealy, Christine (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Chicago, Ill. : Pluto Press, 1997.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Famines > Ireland > History > 19th century.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Europe > Ireland.
Famines
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Ireland > History > Famine, 1845-1852.
Irlande > Histoire > 1845-1852 (Grande Famine)
Ireland
History
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The great Hunger in Ireland: Ideologies and Interpretations
  • 2. A State of Degradation The Pre-Famine Ireland
  • 3. Rotten Potatoes and the Politics of relief
  • 4. Putrefying vegetation and Queens Pay
  • 5. Black "47"
  • 6. The expatriation of a people
  • 7. "A Policy of Extermination'
  • - Epilogue: 'The Famine Killed Everything'.

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