Famine, Land and Politics British Government and Irish Society, 1843-50

Name: Famine, Land and Politics British Government and Irish Society, 1843-50
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ISBN: 9780716525646

ISBN-10: 071652564X

ISBN-13: 9780716525646

Edition: 1998

Authors: Peter Gray

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This text examines Britain's Irish policy in the 1840s. It looks particularly at interpretations of and responses to the 'land question', in the context of debates on reconstruction of Irish rural society and the relief of poverty.

Book details

List price: $59.50
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Irish Academic Press
Publication date: 12/31/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Preface



Irish land and British politics



Agitation and inquiry, 1843-6



The coming of the blight: land and relief, 1845-6



Whiggery and the land question, 1846-50



'The visitation of God': the Whigs and famine relief, 1846-7



'Between the censure of the Economists and the Philanthropists': the Whigs and famine relief, 1847-50


Conclusion


Bibliography


Index