Between 1798 , when he became a celebrity , and his death in 1834 he never allowed Ireland more than a few passing ... Even if the huge rise in population since the mideighteenth century was spurred on by a ' gap in famines ' for a few ...
The first systematic study of famine in all parts of Europe from the Middle Ages to present.
10 In Whitaker , Economic Development , pp . 234 , 239 . 11 See M. E. Daly , Industrial Development and Irish National Identity , 1922–1939 ( Syracuse , 1992 ) , 108 ; Ó Gráda , Ireland 1780–1939 , ch . 15 .
Ireland: A New Economic History offers a fresh, comprehensive economic history of Ireland between 1780 and 1939, which is mould-breaking in its methodology and unparalleled in its broad scope and...
The broad scope of this book is matched by its remarkable range of sources, published and archival. The book will be the starting point for all future research into the Irish famine.
Thought-provoking and important, this is essential reading for historians, economists, demographers, and anyone else who is interested in the history and possible future of famine.
An Giúdachas : Buneolas ar Chreideamh agus ar Chleachtais na nGiúdach . Dublin : Foillseacháin Ábhair Spioradálta . O'Riordan , Manus . 1984. “ Jewish Trade Unionism in Dublin . ” In Labour History Workshop , The Rise and Fall of Irish ...
This edition of Cormac O'Grada's study expands upon his central arguments about the agricultural and demographic developments surrounding the Great Irish Famine. It provides new statistical information, new appendices and...
And he examines the prospects of a world free of famine. This is the most comprehensive history of famine available, and is required reading for anyone concerned with issues of economic development and world poverty.
Ireland Before and After the Famine: Explorations in Economic History, 1800-1925
There is very little to rival this book. Famine is the most comprehensive short treatment of the subject available."--William Chester Jordan, author of The Great Famine "This is an important book.
The Irish Famine of 1846-50 was one of the great disasters of the nineteenth century, whose notoriety spreads as far as the mass emigration which followed it. Cormac O'Gráda's concise...