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New Studies in Economic and Social History Ser.: Great Irish Famine by Cormac Ó'Gráda (1995, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521557879
ISBN-139780521557870
eBay Product ID (ePID)260158
Product Key Features
Number of Pages108 Pages
Publication NameGreat Irish Famine
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEurope / Great Britain / General, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Europe / Ireland
Publication Year1995
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
AuthorCormac Ó'gráda
SeriesNew Studies in Economic and Social History Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.2 in
Item Weight5.3 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN95-010860
Dewey Edition20
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume NumberSeries Number 7
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal941.5/081
Table Of ContentPreface; 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.
SynopsisThe 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 NumberDA950.7 .O37 1995
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