| The Great Irish Famine Contributor(s): Grada, Cormac O. (Author), O. Grada, Cormac (Author), Economic History Society (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521557879 ISBN-13: 9780521557870 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1995 Annotation: This book provides and up-to-date introduction to an event of major importance in the history of nineteenth-century Ireland and Britain. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - History | Europe - Ireland - History | Western Europe - General |
| Dewey: 941.508 |
| LCCN: 95010860 |
| Series: New Studies in Economic and Social History |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5.42" W x 8.46" (0.33 lbs) 108 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |