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The death census of Black '47 : eyewitness accounts of Ireland's Great Famine / Liam Kennedy, Donald M. MacRaild, Lewis Darwen, Brian Gurrin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kennedy, Liam, 1946- author.
- MacRaild, Donald M., author.
- Darwen, Lewis, author.
- Gurrin, Brian, 1968- author.
- Series:
- Anthem Irish studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852.
- Ireland.
- Ireland--Rural conditions--History--19th century.
- Rural conditions.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 316 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- London, UK ; New York, NY : Anthem Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- "The Great Irish Famine claimed the lives of one million people, mainly from the lower classes. In recent decades, its history has become the focus of considerable scholarly and popular attention, but much remains to be retrieved and reconstructed, particularly at the level of the rural poor. This book fills that gap"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Part I
- ch. One The Great Famine
- ch. Two The Death Census of 1847
- ch. Three The Politics of Famine Mortality
- ch. Four Estimates of Famine Mortality in the Death Census
- ch. Five Eyewitness Accounts of Black '47
- ch. Six Famine, Priests and People
- Part II
- ch. Seven The Death Census: Testimony in Context.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781839984310
- 1839984317
- OCLC:
- 1350637110
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