The Irish Famine - A Documentary (Paperback, New Ed)

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This unique volume, comprising Colm Toibin's acclaimed short text and a linked collection of key documents put together by one of Ireland's leading younger historians, offers a many-sided view of one's of history's most poignant and far-reaching catastrophes. This book will allow the reader to understand the complex way in which the fragmentary past is both available to us ... and distant from us.' We get those insights from Toibin's short history and from a rich collection of documents -- government papers, recipes, journalism, letters, statistics, personal statements, all linked so the book can be read as a whole.

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This unique volume, comprising Colm Toibin's acclaimed short text and a linked collection of key documents put together by one of Ireland's leading younger historians, offers a many-sided view of one's of history's most poignant and far-reaching catastrophes. This book will allow the reader to understand the complex way in which the fragmentary past is both available to us ... and distant from us.' We get those insights from Toibin's short history and from a rich collection of documents -- government papers, recipes, journalism, letters, statistics, personal statements, all linked so the book can be read as a whole.

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Imprint

Profile Books Ltd

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

September 2004

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

2009

Authors

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Dimensions

200 x 130 x 18mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

224

Edition

New Ed

ISBN-13

978-1-86197-460-0

Barcode

9781861974600

Categories

LSN

1-86197-460-4



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