The Land War in Ireland: famine, philanthropy and moonlighting

"This book addresses perceived lacunae in the historiography of the Land War in late nineteenth-century Ireland, particularly deficiencies or omissions relating to famine, humanitarianism and the activities of agrarian secret societies, commonly referred to as moonlighting. The famine that affl...

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1. Verfasser: Geary, Laurence M. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cork, Ireland Cork University Press 2023
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Zusammenfassung:"This book addresses perceived lacunae in the historiography of the Land War in late nineteenth-century Ireland, particularly deficiencies or omissions relating to famine, humanitarianism and the activities of agrarian secret societies, commonly referred to as moonlighting. The famine that afflicted the country in 1879-80, one generation removed from the catastrophic Great Famine of the 1840s, prompted different social responses. The wealthier sectors of society, their consciousness and humanitarianism awakened, provided the bulk of the financial and administrative support for the famine-stricken peasantry. Others, drawn from the same broad social stratum as the latter, vented their anger and frustration on the government and the landlords, whom they blamed for the crisis. The concern of marginal men and women for the welfare of their less fortunate brethren was not so much the antithesis of altruism, as a different, more rudimentary way of expressing it
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-292) and index
Beschreibung:xi, 300 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 24,3 cm
ISBN:9781782055525

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