The Great Potato Famine and the Transformation of Irish Peasant Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8095149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dean M Braa (Department of Sociology Western Oregon State College Monmouth, OR 97361), Dean Braa (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193-215 |
| Publication date | 1997-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-8237 • E-ISSN: 1943-2801 |
| Publisher | Guilford Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/003682379706100203 |
| OpenAlex | W179392301 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 11 |
The Great Irish Potato Famine should be understood as primarily the result of British colonialism. While the failure of successive crops resulted from a blight, the famine itself was the result of a historically created peasant dependence on the potato. This dependence was the direct result of the development of Ireland as a colonial holding'. The consequences of the Great Famine were the almost complete elimination of a lineage mode of production and an accelerated class differentiation of the peasantry. The sesquicentennial memorial of the Great Famine provides a good opportunity to clarify the political-economic basis of this tragic event
Biology · Famine · Irish · Linguistics · Peasant · Political science · Transformation (genetics · Irish and British Studies · Rural development and sustainability · Law · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2026 (30) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |