Apparitions of Death and Disease
Subtitle: The Great Hunger in Ireland
Publisher: Cork University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780990468615
Subjects: Ireland, history, famine, 1845-1852; Famines
Description: 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.