Charles Read (Contributor)

The Great Famine in Ireland and Britain's Financial Crisis

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Rich in archival detail and offering a ground-breaking analysis, this book presents a radically new interpretation of British politics and policy failings during the Great Famine.

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Produktdetails

• People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History
• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 566g
• ISBN-13: 9781783277278
• ISBN-10: 1783277270
• Artikelnr.: 63588070

Autorenporträt

Charles Read

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction
1. The sources of financial and political instability 2. The economic
policy reforms of Sir Robert Peel 3. Famine relief before the crises of
1847 4. Famine relief during and after the crises 5. The intentions and
consequences of redistributive relief policy 6. Ireland and Mauritius: the
British Empire's other famine in 1847 Conclusion: Britain's biggest
economic-policy failure Bibliography Index