The The Irish Famine by Colm Toibin
A collection of documents - government papers, recipes, journalism, letters, statistics, and personal statements that offer a many-sided view of Ireland's history.
Colm Tobin's opening essay [is] quite outstanding.. a very model of wisdom, of profound moral engagement and of scholarship, the very same qualities which inspired Diarmaid Ferriter's choice of documents. This small but brilliant book reaches right into the heart of the most tragic period in Irish history. I recommend it unreservedly. -- Kevin Myers * Spectator *
Unusual and fascinating * Sunday Independent (Dublin) *
Colm Tóibín's opening essay [is] quite outstanding ... a very model of wisdom, of profound moral engagement and of scholarship, the very same qualities which inspired Diarmaid Ferriter's choice of documents. This small but brilliant book reaches right into the heart of the most tragic period in Irish history. I recommend it unreservedly. -- Kevin Myers * Spectator *
Unusual and fascinating * Sunday Independent (Dublin) *
Colm Tóibín's opening essay [is] quite outstanding ... a very model of wisdom, of profound moral engagement and of scholarship, the very same qualities which inspired Diarmaid Ferriter's choice of documents. This small but brilliant book reaches right into the heart of the most tragic period in Irish history. I recommend it unreservedly. -- Kevin Myers * Spectator *
Colm Toibin is the author of four novels (The Blackwater Lightship was shortlisted for the Booker) and also a book about Catholic Europe. Diarmaid Ferriter is one of Ireland's best-known historians and is Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD. His books include The Transformation of Ireland 1900-2000 (2004), Judging Dev: A Reassessment of the life and legacy of Eamon de Valera (2007), Occasions of Sin: Sex and Society in Modern Ireland (2009) and Ambiguous Republic: Ireland in the 1970s (2012). His most recent book is A Nation and not a Rabble: The Irish Revolution 1913-23 (2015) He is a regular broadcaster on television and radio and a weekly columnist with the Irish Times. In 2010 he presented a three-part history of twentieth century Ireland, The Limits of Liberty, on RTE television.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861974600 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861974604 |
| Title | The The Irish Famine |
| Author | Colm Toibin |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 222 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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