The Great Hunger
€ 15,95
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9780140145151 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Cecil Woodham-Smith |
| Editora | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 528 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,366 |
| Data de Publicação | 30/05/1991 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 15,05 |
| Imposto | € 0,90 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 15,95 |
| Disponibilidade | 4 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and drove as many more to emigrate to America. It may not have been the result of deliberate government policy, yet British ‘obtuseness, short-sightedness and ignorance’ – and stubborn commitment to laissez-faire ‘solutions’ – largely caused the disaster and prevented any serious efforts to relieve suffering. The continuing impact on Anglo-Irish relations was incalculable, the immediate human cost almost inconceivable. In this vivid and disturbing book Cecil Woodham-Smith provides the definitive account.
‘A moving and terrible book. It combines great literary power with great learning. It explains much in modern Ireland – and in modern America’ D.W. Brogan.