The Vanishing Irish Households, Migration, and the Rural Economy in Ireland, 1850-1914 |
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| Author:
| Guinnane, Timothy W. |
| Series title: | The Princeton Economic History of the Western World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-65382-2 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $153.00 |
Book Description:
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In the years between the Great Famine of the 1840s and the First World War, Ireland experienced a drastic drop in population: the percentage of adults who never married soared from 10 percent to 25 percent, while the overall population decreased by one third. What accounted for this? For many social analysts, the history of post-Famine Irish depopu
In the years between the Great Famine of the 1840s and the First World War, Ireland experienced a drastic drop in population: the percentage of adults who never married soared from 10 percent to 25 percent, while the overall population decreased by one third. What accounted for this? For many social analysts, the history of post-Famine Irish depopu