A Death-Dealing Famine: The Great Hunger in Ireland [Paperback]

Christine Kinealy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1997

Famine expert Christine Kinealy examines the influences that shaped the responses to the Famine of 1845-52. 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.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'One of the outstanding historians of modern Ireland ... Anyone who wants to understand the making of modern Ireland should read Kinealy's book.' --Irish Democrat

 

'Tremendous ... An invaluable addition to that small collection of books which help us look at ourselves through our own eyes, giving us the right to feel hurt and angry, a right taken away from us, and which still, sadly, has to be fought for.' --Andersonstown News

About the Author

Dr Christine Kinealy teaches history at the University of Central Lancashire and has also taught at the University of Liverpool and universities in Dublin and Belfast. She is the author of The Great Calamity: The Irish Famine, 1845–52 (Roberts Reinhart, 1994) and has written for History Ireland and the New York-based Irish Echo.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Pluto Pr (December 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0745310745
• ISBN-13: 978-0745310749
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.7 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #470,132 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Truth-dealing Kinealy April 24, 2009

By John J. O'keefe

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Kinealy's Death-Dealing Famine is scholarly but accessible. Her data on English exports from Ireland is staggering, put into a context that explains the diastrous effects on the Irish people of English hatred and greed.A Death-Dealing Famine: The Great Hunger in Ireland

5.0 out of 5 stars Kinealy is THE expert June 8, 2013

By Nancy Ludowise

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I've read her books, heard her speak, and visited briefly with her. She is a true historian who tells the story of Ireland both factually based and a good read. Anyone Irish or going to Ireland should read this book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Irish history narrative December 29, 2012

By jrsloughman

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If you are of Irish descent and are interested in your roots, please read this book. It details the politics of the potato famine.

5.0 out of 5 stars Eye-Opener October 2, 2010

By Beowulf

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"God sent the blight but England brought the famine." Read this book and see how true this is. Kinealy tells the story in detail.

3 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Christine Kinealy got it right ! October 24, 1997

By A Customer

Format:Paperback

Christine Kinealy got it right. Such truths help to heal and hopefully forgive the English and their government for their bad behavior 150 years ago. Never again.