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1 online resource (230 pages) |
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text file rdaft |
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(epub) |
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Access limited to subscribing institutions. |
| Summary |
"The dramatic failure of the potato crop in mid-19th century Europe caused widespread hunger and distress. In Ireland the impact was probably the greatest, where a million people died and many more emigrated. In this book, Austin Bourke seeks to explain how, from being welcomed originally as a protection against hunger, the potato became the very emblem of famine.The text brings together the author's papers, essays and research spanning a 30-year period. It places the onset of potato blight in its European and American context and reconsiders the role of English ministers and their attempt to stem the disaster."-- Provided by Freading. |
| Note |
Publisher metadata. |
| Subject |
Late blight of potato -- Ireland -- History.
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Potatoes -- Ireland -- History.
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Famines -- Ireland -- History.
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HISTORY / Europe / Ireland.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hill, Jacqueline R., editor.
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Ó Gráda, Cormac, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781843514565 (epub) |
| Standard No. |
9781843514565 |
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