Famine : the Irish experience 900-1900 : subsistence crises and famines in Ireland : Symposium entitled "Famines and subsistence crises in Ireland" : Papers
1989, 1st edition. Edinburg: John Donald. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #323165
ISBN: 085976219X
Physical description: ix, 242 pages: illustrations; 25 cm. Notes: "'Famines and subsistence crises in Ireland' was the theme of a symposium held on 1 April 1987 at The Queen's University of Belfast under the auspices of the Economic and Social History Society of Ireland"--Page v. Includes bibliographical references. Contents: William Wilde's Table of Irish famines, 900-1850 / edited by E. Margaret Crawford -- Weather, famine, pestilence, and plague in Ireland, 900-1500 / Mary C. Lyons -- Meal and money / Raymond Gillespie -- The gap in famines / David Dickson -- The Great Famine was no ordinary subsistence crisis / Peter M. Solar -- The response of the medical profession to the Great Famine / Peter Froggatt -- The Poor Law during the Great Famine / Christine Kinealy -- The food crisis of the 1890s / T.P. O'Neill -- Subsistence crises and famines in Ireland / E. Margaret Crawford -- Conclusion / L.A. Clarkson. Subjects: Famines Ireland History; Congresses. Food supply Ireland History; Congresses. Economic history. Famines. Food supply. Famines Ireland History 19th century. Genre: Bibliography. Collections.
Price: €195.00