The History of the Irish Famine
Fallen Leaves of Humanity: Famines in Ireland Before and After the Great Famine
The Great Irish Famine remains one of the most lethal famines in modern world history and a watershed moment in the development of modern Ireland - socially, politically, demographically and culturally. In the space of only four years, Ireland lost twenty-five per cent of its population as a consequence of starvation, disease and large-scale emigration. Certain aspects of the Famine remain contested and controversial, for example the issue of the British government's culpability, proselytism, and the reception of emigrants. However, recent historiographical focus on this famine has overshadowed the impact of other periods of subsistence crisi…
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Weitere Autoren: Moran, Gerard (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-315-51364-5
- EAN: 9781315513645
- Produktnummer: 29058526
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
- Seitenangabe: 432 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 2'494 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Professor Christine Kinealy, is the Director of Ireland's Great Hunger Institute, Quinnipiac University, USA. Professor Kinealy has published extensively on nineteenth-century Irish history.Dr Gerard Moran, European School Brussels. Dr Moran is author of many books and articles on Emigratin from Ireland.Dr Jason King, Moore Institute, Galway University. Dr King has published extensively on Irish emigration to Canada.
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