| The Irish Famine: A Documentary Contributor(s): Ferriter, Diarmaid (Author), Tóibín, Colm (Author) |
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ISBN: 1861974604 ISBN-13: 9781861974600 Publisher: Ips - Profile Books OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2009 Annotation: The Irish Famine of the 1840s was a preventable tragedy, but who is to blame? This exploration opens a door to understanding all sides to this tragedy with an absorbing history provided by novelist Toibin that is supported by a collection of key documents selected by historian Ferriter. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland |
| Dewey: 941.508 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 7.5" (0.50 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This unique volume, comprising Colm T ib n's acclaimed short text and a linked collection of key documents put together by one of Ireland's leading younger historians, offers a many-sided view of one's of history's most poignant and far-reaching catastrophes. This book will allow the reader to understand the complex way in which the fragmentary past is both available to us ... and distant from us.' We get those insights from T ib n's short history and from a rich collection of documents -- government papers, recipes, journalism, letters, statistics, personal statements, all linked so the book can be read as a whole. |