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There is no single event in Irish history that produces more emotion, speculation and controversy than the Great Famine of 1845-1851. Analyses of the famine tend toward extremes: accusations of genocide on the part of the British were countered by revisionism of the worst kind in the mid-20th century. Originally a series of lectures broadcast on Irish National Radio, this book attempts to sort out the facts from the myths and accusations by commissioning new studies from 16 experts. Contributors include medical doctors, sociologists, historians, folklorists, economists, and other historical specialists. For a study of this kind, the collective results make for a surprisingly gripping read. Readers will uncover: why there was such a singular dependency on the potato; a breakdown of the diseases that ensued; and why the social, economic and religious doctrines that prevailed at the time led to vastly inappropriate and often downright cruel relief policies. The research is meticulous and but the writing is uniformly accessible. By using contemporary journals, letters, reports and parish records, the contributors also manage to create a vivid, often harrowing, picture of the mass starvation, disease, deliberate large-scale evictions and landlords' cynical encouragement of emigration. But they also render a heartbreaking account of a human tragedy whose passion bleeds through what might initially be dismissed as just another academic study.
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Highly recommended as the most diverse series of essays published in this event, this gathers the insights of leading historians, economists and geographers from around the world as it provides the latest research from many disciplines. An excellent, well-rounded dialogue is presented. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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There is no single event in Irish history that produces more emotion, speculation and controversy than the Great Famine of 1845-1851. Analyses of the famine tend toward extremes: accusations of genocide on the part of the British were countered by revisionism of the worst kind in the mid-20th century. Originally a series of lectures broadcast on Irish National Radio, this book attempts to sort out the facts from the myths and accusations by commissioning new studies from 16 experts. Contributors include medical doctors, sociologists, historians, folklorists, economists, and other historical specialists. For a study of this kind, the collective results make for a surprisingly gripping read. Readers will uncover: why there was such a singular dependency on the potato; a breakdown of the diseases that ensued; and why the social, economic and religious doctrines that prevailed at the time led to vastly inappropriate and often downright cruel relief policies. The research is meticulous and but the writing is uniformly accessible. By using contemporary journals, letters, reports and parish records, the contributors also manage to create a vivid, often harrowing, picture of the mass starvation, disease, deliberate large-scale evictions and landlords' cynical encouragement of emigration. But they also render a heartbreaking account of a human tragedy whose passion bleeds through what might initially be dismissed as just another academic study.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Review
Highly recommended as the most diverse series of essays published in this event, this gathers the insights of leading historians, economists and geographers from around the world as it provides the latest research from many disciplines. An excellent, well-rounded dialogue is presented. -- Midwest Book Review --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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- Irish Rebel: John Devoy and America's Fight for Ireland's Freedom by Terry Golway in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Medicine, Disease and the State in Ireland 1650-1940 by Greta Jones on page 16
- Booking Passage: We Irish and Americans by Thomas Lynch in Back Matter
- Hungering for America: Italian, Irish, and Jewish Foodways in the Age of Migration by Hasia R. Diner in Back Matter
- Hunger: An Unnatural History by Sharman Apt Russell in Back Matter
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