The Vanishing Irish : Households, Migration, and the Rural Economy in Ireland, 1850-1914 / Timothy W. Guinnane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guinnane, Timothy W., author.

Series:

Princeton economic history of the Western world.

The Princeton Economic History of the Western World ; 57

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Households--Ireland--History.

Households.

Ireland--Rural conditions.

Ireland.

Ireland--Emigration and immigration--History.

Ireland--Population--History.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the years between the Great Famine of the 1840s and the First World War, Ireland experienced a drastic drop in population: the percentage of adults who never married soared from 10 percent to 25 percent, while the overall population decreased by one third. What accounted for this? For many social analysts, the history of post-Famine Irish depopulation was a Malthusian morality tale where declining living standards led young people to postpone marriage out of concern for their ability to support a family. The problem here, argues Timothy Guinnane, is that living standards in post-Famine Ireland did not decline. Rather, other, more subtle economic changes influenced the decision to delay marriage or not marry at all. In this engaging inquiry into the "vanishing Irish," Guinnane explores the options that presented themselves to Ireland's younger generations, taking into account household structure, inheritance, religion, cultural influences on marriage and family life, and especially emigration.Guinnane focuses on rural Ireland, where the population changes were most profound, and explores the way the demographic patterns reflect the rural Irish economy, Ireland's place as a small part in a much larger English-speaking world, and the influence of earlier Irish history and culture. Particular effort is made to compare Irish demographic behavior to similar patterns elsewhere in Europe, revealing an Ireland anchored in European tradition and yet a distinctive society in its own right.Originally published in 1997.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF MAPS

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER 1. Depopulation in Post-Famine Ireland

CHAPTER 2. The Rural Economy in the Nineteenth Century

CHAPTER 3. The State and the Churches

CHAPTER 4. The Demographic Setting

CHAPTER 5. Households and the Generations

CHAPTER 6. Coming of Age

CHAPTER 7. The Decline of Marriage

CHAPTER 8. Marital Fertility and Fertility Decline

CHAPTER 9. Conclusion

NOTES

REFERENCES

INDEX

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-335) and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-691-65382-8

1-4008-7982-5

OCLC:

966821466