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A Death-Dealing Famine
Prof. Christine Kinealy
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Description for A Death-Dealing Famine
Paperback. Examines the historiography of the Irish Famine and its relevance now, in the context of the longer-term relationship between England and Ireland. Num Pages: 200 pages, index. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; JFFC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UA) A / AS level; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
Famine expert Christine Kinealy examines the influences that shaped the responses to the Famine of 1845-52.
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.
Famine expert Christine Kinealy examines the influences that shaped the responses to the Famine of 1845-52.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Pluto Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745310749
SKU
9780745310749
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About Prof. Christine Kinealy
Christine Kinealy is a lecturer in history at the University of Central Lancashire. She is the author of The Great Calamity: The Irish Famine, 1845-52 (Roberts Reinhart, 1994) and The Hidden Famine (Pluto Press, 2000). She has written for History Ireland and the New York-based Irish Echo.
Reviews for A Death-Dealing Famine
'A very gripping and readable account ... Anyone interested in finding out more about what really happened during 'The Great Hunger' in Ireland should read this book'
News Line 'One of the outstanding historians of modern Ireland ... Anyone who wants to understand the making of modern Ireland should read Kinealy's book'
Irish Democrat 'Tremendous ... An invaluable ... Read more
News Line 'One of the outstanding historians of modern Ireland ... Anyone who wants to understand the making of modern Ireland should read Kinealy's book'
Irish Democrat 'Tremendous ... An invaluable ... Read more