A Death-Dealing Famine
The Great Hunger in Ireland
Nonfiction, History, Ireland, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations
| Author: | Christine Kinealy | ISBN: | 9781783714049 |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press | Publication: | March 20, 1997 |
| Imprint: | Pluto Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Christine Kinealy |
| ISBN: | 9781783714049 |
| Publisher: | Pluto Press |
| Publication: | March 20, 1997 |
| Imprint: | Pluto Press |
| Language: | English |
Famine expert Christine Kinealy examines the influences that shaped the responses to the Famine of 1845-52. *BR**BR*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. *BR**BR*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.
