1. Introduction
2. The great Hunger in Ireland: Ideologies and Interpretations
3. A State of Degradation The Pre-Famine Ireland-- The Political
background, Dispossession and Disunity: Union and Discord: The Pre
famine Economy: Poverty, Population and Poor relief
4. Rotten Potatoes and the Politics of relief: Pre Famine Famines:
Potatoes and the Coming of the blight: Peel and Politics of repeal:
The Provision of relief
5. Putrefying vegetation and Queens Pay: Party Politics and the
Triumph of Ideology: The 'Male Roads' and Queens Pay': Food
Supplies and Food Exports: Food Shortages and Famine Elsewhere
6. Black 47: The crisis of Starvation: Soup or Starvation: Private
Philanthropy
7. The Expatriation of a People: Property Supporting Poverty: The
Impact of Famine: The Press and Public opinion
8. A Policy of Extermination: The prodigal Son: The Army of
beggars: The flight form Ireland. Emigration: the Cost of
Famine
Epilogue: The Famine Killed Everything
Christine Kinealy is a lecturer in history at the University of Central Lancashire. She is the author of The Great Calamity: The Irish Famine, 1845-52 (Roberts Reinhart, 1994) and The Hidden Famine (Pluto Press, 2000). She has written for History Ireland and the New York-based Irish Echo.
'A very gripping and readable account ... Anyone interested in
finding out more about what really happened during 'The Great
Hunger' in Ireland should read this book'
*News Line*
'One of the outstanding historians of modern Ireland ... Anyone who
wants to understand the making of modern Ireland should read
Kinealy's book'
*Irish Democrat*
'Tremendous ... An invaluable addition to that small collection of
books which help us look at ourselves through our own eyes, giving
us the right to feel hurt and angry, a right taken away from us,
and which still, sadly, has to be fought for'
*Andersonstown News*
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