A Death-Dealing Famine The Great Hunger in Ireland

You must be logged in to access this title.

Sign up now

Already a member? Log in

Synopsis

Famine expert Christine Kinealy examines the influences that shaped the responses to the Famine of 1845-52. *BR**BR*The key factors she analyses include political ideologies; providentialist ideas that read the potato blight as a judgement from God; opportunistic interpretations; the role of civil servants, Irish landlords and merchants.

Book details

Author:
Christine Kinealy
ISBN:
9781783711215
Related ISBNs:
9780745310749
Publisher:
Pluto Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2019-06-04
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1997
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Politics and Government