Ireland: A New Economic History, 1780-1939

by Cormac O Grada and Cormac Ó Gráda

Book Overview

Cormac Gr da unites historical research with economic theory in this original and stimulating book, which will be essential reading for all students of Irish history. Within a broadly chronological framework, Ireland offers a fresh, comprehensive examination of all the well-known puzzles of Irish economic history including the inevitability of the Famine, the role of land tenure in agricultural backwardness, and the failure of the economy to industrialize...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198205988
• ISBN13: 9780198205982
• Release Date: July 1995
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"