A comprehensive look at the Irish Famine of 1845-1852, and the relief effort that may have intensified its effectsA watershed event in the history of Ireland, the Irish Famine dramatically altered the economic and social fabric of the country -- by 1847 over 2 million Irish people had either died or emigrated.This comprehensive book examines the causes and consequences of the catastrophe, and focuses on how the relief efforts often prolonged the crisis.
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A comprehensive look at the Irish Famine of 1845-1852, and the relief effort that may have intensified its effectsA watershed event in the history of Ireland, the Irish Famine dramatically altered the economic and social fabric of the country -- by 1847 over 2 million Irish people had either died or emigrated.This comprehensive book examines the causes and consequences of the catastrophe, and focuses on how the relief efforts often prolonged the crisis.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Gill & MacMillan, 1995. 8vo., xxi+450 pp., illus. Small bookplate of p.o. on title page, light edge soil, else very good in very good dust jacket.
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Good+ in Good+ jacket. Good+ Hardcover and Good+ Dust Jacket NOT a library book. Here is comprehensive study using recent resources. Hardcover. Small creases in the inside dust jacket flap and a small coffee stain on the bottom of a few back pages, tight binding and a good solid copy! Clean pages. NOT a library copy and since 1977 we pack with care. See our Three Geese in Flight Book Scans.
