Ireland's Great Famine and Popular Politics

Enda Delaney, Breandán Mac Suibhne

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Routledge
01 December 2015

British & Irish history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; Famine

Series: Routledge Studies in Modern European History

"Ireland’s Great Famine of 1845–52 was among the most devastating food crises in modern history. A country of some eight-and-a-half-million people lost one million to hunger and disease and another million to emigration. According to land activist Michael Davitt, the starving made little or no effort to assert ""the animal’s right to existence,"" passively accepting their fate. But the poor did resist. In word and deed, they defied landlords, merchants and agents of the state: they rioted for food, opposed rent and rate collection, challenged the decisions of those controlling relief works, and scorned clergymen who attributed their suffering to the Almighty. The essays collected here examine the full range of resistance in the Great Famine, and illuminate how the crisis itself transformed popular politics. Contributors include distinguished scholars of modern Ireland and emerging historians and critics. This book is essential reading for students of modern Ireland, and the global history of collective action."

Edited by: Enda Delaney, Breandán Mac Suibhne
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 31
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9780415836302
ISBN 10: 0415836301
Series: Routledge Studies in Modern European History
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 December 2015
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Enda Delaney is Professor of Modern History at the University of Edinburgh. Breandán Mac Suibhne is Associate Professor of History at Centenary College, New Jersey.