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Kinealy offers not just a general history of the famine, but an exploration of aspects which have received little attention, including the rise in crime, the food export controversy, the role of religion, the growth of the orange order, and the impact of. The great hunger in ireland, by christine kinealy, pub. Irelands great hunger institute quinnipiac university. Isbn 9780333677728 9780333677728 hardcover, red globe press, 2001. Kinealy offers not just a general history of the famine, but an illuminating exploration of aspects which have received little attention, including the rise in crime, the food export controversy, the role of religion, the growth of the. The irish famine 184552, and has spoken to both the us congress and british parliament on the famine. Kinealy has written extensively about the great hunger and its impact, most notably in this great calamity. Christine kinealys survey is long established as the most complete, scholarly survey of the great famine yet produced. Power and politics in ireland coedited with roger swift, dublin. Find this great calamity by kinealy, christine at biblio. This comprehensive book examines the causes and consequences of the catastrophe, and. In a country of eight million people, it caused the deaths of one million and the forced emigration of another million.
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