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Atlas of the Great Irish Famine(2012)The Great Famine is possibly the most pivotal event/experience in modern Irish history. Its global reach and implications cannot be underestimated. In terms of mortality, it is now widely accepted that over a million people perished between the years 1845Vezava: Trda96,25 € -
Great Highland Famine(2021) DEVINE, TOM M.The Great Hunger in nineteenth-century Ireland was a major human tragedy of modern times. Acute famine also gripped the Scottish Highlands at the same time, causing misery, hardship and distress. The story of that lesser known human disaster is told in thVezava: Mehka42,77 € -
Mao's Great Famine(2017) DIKOTTER, FRANKAn unprecedented, groundbreaking history of China's Great FamineWinner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2011Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
Great Irish Famine(2014) DELANEY, ENDAThe Great Irish Famine tells of the last great famine in European history. First-hand accounts and writings by four contemporary real people are used to give a complete and personal picture of the historic tragedy.Vezava: Mehka26,62 € -
End of Outrage(2017) MAC SUIBHNE, BREANDAN (PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, CENTENARY COLLEGE, NEW JERSEY)Tells the absorbing story of post-famine Donegal, the Molly Maguires -- a secret society who had set themselves up against the exploitation of the rural poor -- and Patrick McGlynn -- an avaricious schoolmaster who turned informer on them, availing of hunVezava: Trda61,76 € -
Notice to Quit(2015) CURTIS, L. PERRYThis richly illustrated pamphlet seeks to contextualize the mass evictions by focussing on the ideological and economic factors as well as the role of religious and racial prejudice in prompting owners to rid their estates of what was known as a "surplusVezava: Mehka15,37 € -
Tombstone(2013) JISHENG, YANGMore people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold, until now. Still banned in China, this title draws on the author's privileged access to official and unofficial sources to uncover the fVezava: Mehka21,02 €
