The History of the Irish Famine - 9781138200944

Taylor & Francis

The History of the Irish FamineFallen Leaves of Humanity: Famines in Ireland Before and After the Great Famine\nAuthor(s): Christine Kinealy, Gerard Moran\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138200944, 978-1138200944\nSynopsis\nThe Great Irish Famine remains one of the most lethal famines in modern world history and a watershed moment in the development of modern Ireland socially, politically, demographically and culturally. In the space of only four years, Ireland lost twenty-five per cent of its population as a consequence of starvation, disease and large-scale emigration. Certain aspects of the Famine remain contested and controversial, for example the issue of the British governments culpability, proselytism, and the reception of emigrants. However, recent historiographical focus on this famine has overshadowed the impact of other periods of subsistence crisis, both before 1845 and after 1852.\n\nThis volume se.