Charles Trevelyan and the great Irish famine / Robin Haines.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haines, Robin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Trevelyan, Charles 1807-1886.

Trevelyan, Charles.

Famines--Ireland--History--19th century.

Famines.

Ireland.

History.

Ireland--Famines.

Physical Description:

xvii, 606 pages : portrait ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Dublin ; Portland, OR : Four Courts, 2004.

Contents:

Introduction: Charles Trevelyan and his critics 1

Part 1 The Context

1 Politics, religion, and the 'moralist circle' 27

2 Civil service, public works, and economic development 49

3 Prelude to the first blue books 67

Part 2 Relief Policy and Practice: the Conservatives, 1845-46

4 Trevelyan under Peel, Graham and Goulburn 106

5 Tensions: Westminster, Dublin Castle, and the Treasury 141

6 Trevelyan and relief policy under the Conservatives, November 1845-July 1846 174

Part 3 Relief Policy and Practice: the Whigs, 1846-52

7 Relief policy: the Whigs take over 203

8 Muddling through: the new season opens, September 1846 239

9 Black '47: From public works to soup kitchens 272

10 Black '47: The Poor Law and the Relief Commission 305

11 Black '47: Another winter campaign 339

12 Black '47: Walking the tightrope 367

13 1848: The Burgoyne Commission and the British Association 397

14 1848: The Poor Law Commission, destitution, and emigration 427

15 1848: Withdrawal of relief, part 1 450

16 1848: Withdrawal of relief, part 2 479

17 1849-52: The Board of Works and the Poor Law Commission 506

18 Landlords, policy, and Trevelyan's reputation 533

Appendix 1 Trevelyan, his subordinates, and the gratuity of 1847 547

Appendix 2 The commercial crisis of 1847 555.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-569) and index.

ISBN:

1851827552

OCLC:

55800411