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A Death-Dealing Famine: The Great Hunger in Ireland
A DeathDealing Famine The Great Hunger in Ireland Author:Christine Kinealy A long-awaited book published to coincide with the commemorations across North America of the 150th anniversary of Black 47. The Great Famine in Ireland raged between 1845 and 1852 and resulted in the death or emigration (particularly to the us) of millions of Irish citizens. Despite this, and the enormous impact it had on the development of mod... more »ern Ireland, it was marginalized and ignored by Irish historians for many years. It has now been designated in the US as an example of genocide. Famine expert Christine Kinealy examines the reasons for the silence in Ireland, and shows how many current attitudes and arguments about the Famine were evident during the event itself. In particular she looks at the pivotal role played by the British Government, political factions within Westminster and the roles played by the Irish landlords and merchants who controlled much of the movement of food.« less