Apparitions Of Death And Disease: The Great Hunger In Ireland (Famine Folios)

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?--back cover.

Author: Christine Kinealy

Publisher: Cork University Press

Publication Date: Apr 30, 2015

Number of Pages: 40 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 0990468615

ISBN-13: 9780990468615