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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- The Great Irish Famine
- Publication Date
- 1995-09-28
- ISBN
- 9780521557870
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521557879
ISBN-13
9780521557870
eBay Product ID (ePID)
260158
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
108 Pages
Publication Name
Great Irish Famine
Language
English
Subject
Europe / Great Britain / General, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Europe / Ireland
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Series
New Studies in Economic and Social History Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
5.3 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
95-010860
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Series Volume Number
Series Number 7
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
941.5/081
Table Of Content
Preface; Introduction; 1. Population and potatoes: the pre-famine context; 2. The Great Hunger 1845-1850; 3. Aftermath: Ireland after 1850; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Bibliographical update and commentary; Glossary; Index.
Synopsis
The Irish Famine of 1846-50 was one of the great disasters of the nineteenth century, whose notoriety spreads as far as the mass emigration which followed it. Cormac O'Gráda's concise survey suggests that a proper understanding of the disaster requires an analysis of the Irish economy before the invasion of the potato-killing fungus, Phytophthora infestans, highlighting Irish poverty and the importance of the potato, but also finding signs of economic progress before the Famine. Despite the massive decline in availability of food, the huge death toll of one million (from a population of 8.5 million) was hardly inevitable; there are grounds for supporting the view that a less doctrinaire attitude to famine relief would have saved many lives. This book provides an up-to-date introduction by a leading expert to an event of major importance in the history of nineteenth-century Ireland and Britain., The Irish Famine of 1846-50 was one of the great disasters of the nineteenth century. Cormac Gr da's concise survey puts the Famine in the context of the Irish economy, assesses the Famine itself, and discusses its many consequences. Despite a devastating food shortage, the huge death toll of one million was hardly inevitable; a less doctrinaire attitude to famine relief could perhaps have saved many lives. This book provides an up-to-date introduction to an event of major importance in the history of nineteenth-century Ireland and Britain., This book provides an up-to-date introduction to one of the great disasters of the nineteenth century. Cormac O'Gráda's concise survey places the Famine of 1846-50 in the context of the Irish economy, assesses the Famine itself, and discusses its many consequences, suggesting that a less doctrinaire attitude to famine relief could have saved many lives.
LC Classification Number
DA950.7 .O37 1995
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