Ireland: A New Economic History, 1780-1939 Paperback
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Cormac O. Grada
Book Description
Ireland: A New Economic History offers a fresh, comprehensive economic history of Ireland between 1780 and 1939. Its methodology is mould-breaking, and it is unparalleled in its broad scope and comparative focus. Cormac O Grada unites historical research with economic theory in an original and stimulating book, which will be essential reading for all students of Irish history.
ISBN-13
9780198205982
Language
English
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
01 Aug 1997
Number of Pages
552
About the Author
Cormac O Grada is on the editorial boards of Explorations in Economic History, European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, and Journal of Economic History. He is the author of Ireland before and after the Famine: Explorations in Economic History 1800-1930 (MUP, 1988; pb 1990), The Great Irish Famine (Macmillan, 1989), and Eire Roimh an nGorta: An Saol Eacnamacioch [Ireland before the Famine: Economic Life] (Dublin, 1988)
Editorial Review
must rank as the definitive account of modern Irish economic history * Sunday Tribune *