Apparitions of death and disease : the great hunger in Ireland /
This essay provides an overview of the devastating period in Irish history that is simply remembered as the 'Great Hunger.' Christine Kinealy provides a chronology of the Famine, examines the causes and consequences of this tragedy, and asks how could a famine of this magnitude occur at th...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hamden, Conn. :
Quinnipiac University Press,
2014.
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| Summary: | This essay provides an overview of the devastating period in Irish history that is simply remembered as the 'Great Hunger.' Christine Kinealy provides a chronology of the Famine, examines the causes and consequences of this tragedy, and asks how could a famine of this magnitude occur at the center of the British Empire? Why did Ireland starve? |
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| Physical Description: | 39 pages : color illustrations, facsimiles ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780990468615 0990468615 |