The Irish Through British Eyes : Perceptions of Ireland in the Famine Era.

Cover -- THE IRISH THROUGH BRITISH EYES -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Race, Gender, Class and the Historiography of English Perceptions of the Irish -- THE IMPERIAL CONTEXT -- THE GREAT FAMINE -- THE "DAMNABLE QUESTION" -- METHODOLOGY AND THEORY -- NOTES -- 2 Public Perceptions of the Irish Question, 1840-1845 -- SUMMARY -- NOTES -- 3 Official Britain and the Condition of the Ireland Question, 1841-1852 -- THE PEEL ADMINISTRATION -- THE POTATO BLIGHT -- THE RUSSELL GOVERNMENT -- POLICY AND PUBLIC OPINION -- THE END OF FAMINE RELIEF -- CHANGING ATTITUDES -- NOTES -- 4 The Famine and English Public Opinion, 1845-1850 -- THE FAMINE AND LIBERALISM -- SYMPATHY AND CHARITY -- THE TIMES AND THE RISE OF RACIALISM -- THE FAMINE AS WATERSHED -- NOTES -- 5 Aftermath of Disaster: Public Perceptions of the Irish Question, 1850-1860 -- THE TRIUMPH OF RACIALISM -- IRISH IMMIGRATION -- IRISH CONTRIBUTIONS -- IMPLICATIONS OF RACIALISM -- NOTES -- Conclusion -- HISTORICAL TRENDS -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- PRIMARY SOURCES -- SECONDARY SOURCES -- ARTICLES -- PERIODICALS -- UNPUBLISHED MATERIALS -- MANUSCRIPT SOURCES -- British Library (London) -- News International Archives (London) -- Public Record Office (London) -- West Sussex Record Office (Chichester) -- Index -- About the Author.

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