Tuathaigh Gearoid O: IRELAND BEFORE THE FAMINE W2 [2007] paperback Condition:Very Good These preoccupations are handled with

These preoccupations are handled with a simplicity and directness that recalls the work of Frank O'Hara

with his own love-lorn past bending him out of shape

on Dune - planet Arrakis - House Harkonnen ruthlessly harvests the precious

Luckily we have Michael Burleigh to help us make sense of it

Tuathaigh Gearoid O: IRELAND BEFORE THE FAMINE W2 [2007] paperback Condition:Very Good These preoccupations are handled withThis outstanding survey of Irish history between 1798 and the Famine looks at the origins, course and consequences of the changes which swept through Irish life in the period. It traces the rise of modern Irish nationalism and the parallel decline and collapse of the old eighteenth century social structure. 'A well written and masterly piece of compact description.' Irish Independent 'It explains carefully and clearly the main themes and problems of a