Victims of Ireland's Great Famine - The Bioarchaeology of Mass Burials at Kilkenny Union Workhouse (Hardcover)

With one million dead, and just as many forced to emigrate, the Irish Famine (1845-52) is among the worst health calamities in history. In 2006, archaeologists discovered a mass burial containing the remains of nearly 1,000 Kilkenny Union workhouse inmates. In the first bioarchaeological study of Great Famine victims, Jonny Geber uses skeletal analysis to tell the story of how and why the Irish Famine decimated the lowest levels of nineteenth century society. By examining the physical conditions of the inmates that might have contributed to their institutionalization, as well as to the resulting health consequences, Geber sheds new and unprecedented light on Ireland's Great Hunger.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global
Release date:	November 2015
Authors:	Jonny Geber
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-8130-6117-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > General Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > Famine Books > History > British & Irish history > General
LSN:	0-8130-6117-2
Barcode:	9780813061177

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