Ireland's Great Famine and Popular Politics

Book Overview

Ireland's Great Famine of 1845-52 was among the most devastating food crises in modern history. A country of some eight-and-a-half-million people lost one million to hunger and disease and another million to emigration. The essays collected here examine the full range of resistance in the Great Famine - against rent and rate collection, against

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032098198
• ISBN13: 9781032098197
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"