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Atlas of the Great Irish Famine by Mike Murphy, William J. Smyth, John Crowley (Hardcover, 2012)
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The Great Famine is possibly the most pivotal event/experience in modern Irish history. Its global reach and implications cannot be underestimated. In terms of mortality, it is now widely accepted that over a million people perished between the years 1845-1852 and at least one million and a quarter fled the country, the great majority to North America, some to Australia and a significant minority ((0.3 million) to British cities. Ireland had been afflicted by famine before the events of the 1840s; however the Great Famine is marked by both its absolute scale and its longevity. It is also better remembered because it was the most recent and best documented famine. This atlas comprising over fifty individual chapters and case studies will provide readers with a broad range of perspectives and relevant insights into this tragic event. The atlas begins by acknowledging the impossibility of adequately representing the Great Famine or any major world famine. Yet by exploring a number of themes from a reconstruction of pre-Famine Ireland onwards to an exploration of present-day modes of remembering; by the use of over 150 highly original computer generated parish maps of population decline, social transformation and other key themes between the census years 1841 and 1851: and through the use of poetry, contemporary paintings and accounts, illustrations and modern photography, what this atlas seeks to a achieve is a greater understanding of the event and its impact and legacy. This atlas seeks to try and bear witness to the thousands and thousands of people who died and are buried in mass Famine pits or in fields and ditches, with little or nothing to remind us of their going. The centrality of the Famine workhouse as a place of destitution is also examined in depth. Likewise the atlas seeks to represent and understand the conditions and experiences of the many thousands who emigrated from Ireland in those desperate years. Included are case studies of famine emigrants in cities such as Liverpool, Glasgow, New York and Toronto. A central concern of the atlas is to seek to understand why a famine of this scale should occur in a nineteenth-century European country, albeit a country which was subject to imperial rule. In addition, it seeks to reveal in detail the working-out and varying consequences of the Famine across the island. To this end, apart from presenting an overall island-wide picture, Famine experiences and patterns will be presented separately for the four provinces. These provincial explorations will be accompanied by intimate case studies of conditions in particular localities across the provinces. The atlas also seeks to situate the Great Irish Famine in the context of a number of world famines. To achieve these goals and understandings, the atlas includes contributions from a wide range of scholars who are experts in their fields - from the arts, folklore, geography, history, archaeology, Irish and English languages and literatures.Product Identifiers
PublisherCork University Press
ISBN-139781859184790
eBay Product ID (ePID)178277271
Product Key Features
Number of Pages728 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAtlas of the Great Irish Famine
Publication Year2012
SubjectHistory
TypeTextbook
AuthorMike Murphy, William J. Smyth, John Crowley
Subject AreaEconomic Sociology
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height299 mm
Item Width237 mm
Additional Product Features
EditorWilliam J. Smyth, John Crowley, Mike Murphy
Country/Region of ManufactureIreland
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- 04 Mar, 2020
The unspoken British Genocide - do not mention the Irish Famine.
the most telling statistic is that even now in 2020 the population of Ireland at approx. 6.6m is still over 2m fewer than at the outbreak of the Famine . Ireland is still recovering from An Gorta Mor. This brilliant endeavour is a fitting monument to the hundreds of thousands of Irish men, women and children who died lingering deaths in a genocide imposed by a callous foreign power. More importantly,a fitting monument when there is no monument to the the Famine in a London which pretends that this genocide should be covered up or denied.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 13 Feb, 2019
Irish famine
Very comprehensive history well worth buying, could be used as a reference for students of the great irish famine ,a book I'll be revisiting time and again. You will need a strong book shelfVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 16 Mar, 2023
A great book
Learned a lot from this book Did not realise that to me this was an attempted genocide by an English Government at the time The suffering of the Irish people was horrific Would definitely recommend any Irish person to read this bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Jan, 2022
All you need to know on this subject.
This must be THE definitive book on this subject. What is worth knowing is here. A better book on this subject I've yet to see.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 13 Jul, 2021
Very good masterpiece
Excellent bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
