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The History of the Irish Famine - Volume I: The Great Irish Famine (Hardcover)
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The History of the Irish Famine - Volume I: The Great Irish Famine (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Historical Resources
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The Great Irish Famine remains one of the most lethal famines in
modern world history and a watershed moment in the development of
modern Ireland - socially, politically, demographically and
culturally. In the space of only four years, Ireland lost
twenty-five per cent of its population as a consequence of
starvation, disease and large-scale emigration. Certain aspects of
the Famine remain contested and controversial, for example the
issue of the British government's culpability, proselytism, and the
reception of emigrants. However, recent historiographical focus on
this famine has overshadowed the impact of other periods of
subsistence crisis, both before 1845 and after 1852. This first
volume addresses the questions: when did the famine begin and end;
to what extent is the British government after 1846 culpable for
the suffering and mortality; how important was philanthropy in
alleviating the distress; what was the role and responsibility of
Irish elites; is the word famine appropriate given that Ireland
continued to export large amounts of food.
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