The Great Hunger
Ireland, 1845-1849 Engelstalig
Koop Tweedehands
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The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove as many more to emigrate to America. It may not have been the result of deliberate government policy, yet British 'obtuseness, short-sightedness and ignorance' - and stubborn commitment to laissez-faire 'solutions' - largely caused the disaster and prevented any serious efforts to relieve suffering. The continuing impact on Anglo-Irish relations was incalculable, the immediate human cost almost inconceivable. In this vivid and disturbing book Cecil Woodham-Smith provides the definitive account. 'A moving and terrible book. It combines great literary power with great learning. It explains much in modern Ireland - and in modern America' D.W. Brogan.
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Uitgever:Penguin Book
- ISBN:9780140145151
- Bindwijze:Paperback
- Afmetingen:13,3 x 20,3 x 3,8 cm
- Gewicht:318 gram
- Aantal Pagina's:528
- Taal:Engelstalig
- Druk:1e
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Jaar:1991
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