William H. A. Williams

Ireland's Great Famine, Britain's Great Failure

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Produktbeschreibung

This book provides readers with a unique, in-depth understanding of the background to the Irish Famine and a detailed account of the crisis as it unfolded, as well as the immediate and long-term results of the catastrophe. In addition to ecological and agriculture factors, this work reveals how cultural as well as economic and political influences shaped British reaction to the Famine.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 332
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Februar 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 157mm x 231mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 646g
• ISBN-13: 9781839981814
• ISBN-10: 1839981814
• Artikelnr.: 62030020

Autorenporträt

Dr. Williams is a retired historian, writer and musician who has taught in Ireland, Germany and America. He has published books and articles about Irish-America and Irish history, including Inventing Irish Tourism, The First Century, 1750-1850.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Preface
Introduction
Part One Culture, Religion and Politics in the Pre-Famine Decades
Chapter One The Colonial Background
Chapter Two From Stereotypes to Narrative: The Making of the Irish Other
Chapter Three Politics and Religion in the Age of Daniel O'Connell
Chapter Four Morality and Economics in the Age of Atonement
Part Two The Rise and Fall of the Ireland's Potato Economy
Chapter Five Poverty and Inequality: The Economic Background
Chapter Six People, Land and Potatoes
Chapter Seven Phytophthora infestans and the Collapse of the Potato Economy
Part Three The Famine Years
Chapter Eight The Arrival of the Potato Blight: 1845-46
Chapter Nine The First Phase of the Famine: Black '46-'47
Chapter Ten A False Dawn: 1847-48
Chapter Eleven The Return of the Blight: 1848-49
Chapter Twelve Years of Evictions: 1849-52
Part Four The Post- Famine Years
Chapter Thirteen Post- Famine Dreams and Irish Realities in the 1850s
Chapter Fourteen In the Famine's Wake
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.