This great calamity : the Irish Famine, 1845-52
At the heart of this complete, scholarly survey are the unravelling of fact from opinion, the interpretation of motives behind the London government's responses, and the confrontation of stereotypes. This Great Calamity is an exceptional book, now available for the first time in small format.
History
xlii, 462 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
9780717140114, 0717140113
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Introduction
Background: The rags and wretched cabins of Ireland, 1845
A blight of unusual character, 1845-6
We cannot feed the people, 1846-7
The deplorable consequences of this great calamity, 1846-7
Expedients well nigh exhausted, 1847-8
The general advancement of the country, 1849-52
Their sorrowful pilgrimage: emigration, 1847-52
Appendices
References
Bibliography
Index
Previoys ed. published in 1994