Human encumbrances : political violence and the Great Irish Famine

Publication Data

• Title Human encumbrances : political violence and the Great Irish Famine
• Author David P. Nally
• Publisher University of Notre Dame Press
• Publication date 2011
• Publication location Notre Dame, Ind.
• Language English

Contents

Introduction: Colonial biopolitics and the functions of famine
Fatal circumstances : colonialism and the origins of vulnerability to famine
Defining civility : on the poverty of others
Engineering civility : colonial welfare and Irish pauper management
Imposing civility : the administration of hunger
The "ungoverned millions" : Thomas Carlyle and the Irish question
The angel of progress : visionary geographies and disaster triage.

Topics

• Famines :: Political aspects :: Ireland :: History :: 19th century
• Poverty :: Political aspects :: Ireland :: History :: 19th century
• Political violence :: Ireland :: History :: 19th century
• Social control :: Ireland :: History :: 19th century
• Ireland :: History :: Famine, 1845-1852
• Ireland :: Rural conditions
• Ireland :: Colonial influence
• Great Britain :: Colonies :: Administration :: History :: 19th century
• Great Britain :: Foreign economic relations :: Ireland
• Ireland :: Foreign economic relations :: Great Britain
• Ireland
• Great Britain

Human encumbrances : political violence and the Great Irish Famine by David P. Nally. ISBN 9780268036089. Published by University of Notre Dame Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.